Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 11 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 164 | 494 | 181 | 382 | 154 | 312 | 1087 | 584 | 516 | 400 | 345 | 415 | 807 | 314 | 302 | 619 | 2550 | 2610 | 2136 | 1496 | 991 | 743 | 608 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.70m | 6:41PM1.88m | 7:20AM1.69m | 7:40PM1.85m | 8:17AM1.69m | 8:39PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.51m | 12:28PM0.49m | 1:17AM0.48m | 1:26PM0.46m | 2:14AM0.46m | 2:24PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
154 | 164 | 494 | 181 | 93 | 123 | 205 | 1087 | 584 | 516 | 400 | 345 | 138 | 115 | 157 | 302 | 371 | 2550 | 2610 | 2136 | 1496 | 991 | 743 | 608 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNW 4 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 |
104 | 150 | 68 | 22 | 5 | 136 | 312 | 5 | 189 | 192 | 134 | 136 | 1 | 5 | 215 | 275 | 619 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 12 | NW 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 140 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | S 11 | S 7 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 |
103 | 120 | — | — | 382 | 154 | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 9 | 415 | 807 | 314 | 134 | 58 | — | — | — | 24 | 78 | 73 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 2 | 128 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 28 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 63 | 58 | 53 |
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