Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 8AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 20 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 103 | 171 | 139 | 83 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 79 | 87 | 169 | 167 | 222 | 381 | 435 | 366 | 281 | 257 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.63m | 9:57PM1.57m | 10:16AM1.61m | 10:39PM1.55m | 11:00AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.70m | 3:59PM0.68m | 4:08AM0.72m | 4:45PM0.68m | 4:51AM0.72m | 5:28PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 6 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 31 | 147 | 167 | 150 | 123 | 145 | 222 | 381 | 435 | 366 | 281 | 257 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 84 | 162 | 22 | 79 | 75 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 112 | 103 | 99 | 81 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | NNW 8 | SE 14 | NW 8 | N 7 | SSE 4 | E 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 48 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | ENE 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 133 | 94 | 99 | 97 | 54 | 103 | 171 | 139 | 83 | — | — | — | 14 | 87 | 40 | 36 | 19 | — | 5 | 10 | 74 | 115 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 58 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 60 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 37 | 53 | 53 |
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