
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSW 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
235 | 235 | 307 | 289 | 284 | 274 | 279 | 284 | 573 | 490 | 408 | 309 | 170 | 125 | 117 | 83 | 76 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 31 | 37 | 55 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.46m | 1:28PM1.52m | 1:47AM1.46m | 2:11PM1.53m | 2:34AM1.48m | 2:58PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.69m | 7:45PM0.65m | 7:48AM0.69m | 8:24PM0.67m | 8:32AM0.69m | 9:07PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
235 | 235 | 307 | 289 | 284 | 274 | 279 | 284 | 573 | 490 | 408 | 309 | 170 | 125 | 117 | 83 | 76 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 31 | 37 | 49 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 16 |
160 | 145 | — | 10 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 32 | 15 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
14 | 32 | 22 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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