Airport Rights surf break

Airport Rights surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Airport Rights surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Airport Rights sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Airport Rights today?

The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
1.2
SSW
1.6
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)10999999999914999998856667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3222031279671523724241414201414141413121257163279312492
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
45
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
0
NNE
25
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
1.63
5:08AM
1.65
5:32PM
1.70
6:08AM
1.67
6:29PM
1.77
7:07AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.64
11:27AM
0.67
11:55PM
0.61
12:25PM
0.64
12:58AM
0.57
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset5:47-------5:45-------5:45-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----253692321----3765211
Temp. °C161616171717161615151514141415161615131313131415
Feels °C (?)98888898711109109910111113978811
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