Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 12PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 764 | 669 | 345 | 478 | 911 | 251 | 355 | 1546 | 1857 | 2121 | 1927 | 1314 | 845 | 733 | 599 | 476 | 359 | 294 | 232 | 166 | 89 | 61 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.69m | 7:40PM1.85m | 8:17AM1.69m | 8:39PM1.81m | 9:11AM1.68m | 9:37PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.48m | 1:26PM0.46m | 2:14AM0.46m | 2:24PM0.45m | 3:09AM0.46m | 3:22PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 573 | 764 | 669 | 345 | 140 | 161 | 251 | 291 | 1546 | 1857 | 2121 | 1927 | 1314 | 845 | 733 | 599 | 476 | 359 | 294 | 232 | 166 | 89 | 61 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 189 | 5 | 5 | 134 | 5 | 5 | 215 | 355 | 49 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | E 11 | NW 4 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 15 | — | 478 | 911 | 225 | 108 | — | — | — | 5 | 65 | 138 | 90 | 74 | 165 | 215 | 207 | 353 | 418 | 592 | 635 | 721 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 63 | 60 | 64 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 109 | 126 | 64 | 107 | 107 |
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