
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
222 | 222 | 381 | 500 | 468 | 443 | 351 | 317 | 294 | 202 | 195 | 249 | 452 | 1047 | 2259 | 4921 | 5291 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:39PM1.55m | 11:00AM1.58m | 11:20PM1.52m | 11:43AM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.72m | 5:28PM0.67m | 5:31AM0.72m | 6:07PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 5 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
123 | 147 | 381 | 500 | 468 | 443 | 351 | 317 | 294 | 202 | 195 | 47 | 135 | 758 | 19 | 11 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 7 | SE 11 | — | — | — |
222 | 222 | 142 | 144 | 112 | 103 | 82 | 59 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 30 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 5 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | SE 11 | NW 7 | — | — | — |
29 | 3 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | — | — | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 |
— | — | 1 | 21 | 56 | 56 | 127 | 208 | 277 | 307 | 126 | 249 | 452 | 1047 | 2259 | 4921 | 5291 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 53 | 37 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 88 | 169 | 60 | 26 | 421 | 129 | 26 |
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