
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 8PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1813 | 1762 | 1584 | 1376 | 1189 | 1004 | 855 | 759 | 679 | 623 | 449 | 371 | 377 | 324 | 271 | 210 | 165 | 126 | 125 | 120 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.67m | 8:57PM1.62m | 9:14AM1.73m | 9:51PM1.64m | 10:06AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.62m | 3:12AM0.64m | 3:46PM0.58m | 4:03AM0.59m | 4:40PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
1813 | 1762 | 1584 | 1376 | 1189 | 1004 | 855 | 759 | 679 | 623 | 449 | 371 | 377 | 324 | 271 | 210 | 165 | 59 | 125 | 120 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 31 | 54 | 126 | 39 | 22 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 26 | — | — | 17 | 16 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 32 | 61 | 88 | 72 | 64 | 78 | 75 | 54 | 52 | 64 | 108 | 133 | 200 | 280 | 136 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 37 | 37 |
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