Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 9AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 847 | 995 | 1776 | 2884 | 3139 | 2868 | 2581 | 2252 | 2125 | 1894 | 1840 | 1632 | 1584 | 1376 | 1189 | 989 | 869 | 771 | 690 | 643 | 556 | 411 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.61m | 8:01PM1.60m | 8:22AM1.67m | 8:57PM1.62m | 9:14AM1.73m | 9:51PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.71m | 1:50PM0.66m | 2:21AM0.68m | 2:49PM0.62m | 3:12AM0.64m | 3:46PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 847 | 995 | 1776 | 2884 | 3139 | 2868 | 2581 | 2252 | 2125 | 1894 | 1840 | 1632 | 1584 | 1376 | 1189 | 989 | 869 | 771 | 690 | 643 | 556 | 411 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 38 | 50 | 52 | 39 | 48 | 45 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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