
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 9AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, near gales from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1102 | 1400 | 1441 | 1189 | 849 | 700 | 564 | 359 | 284 | 217 | 164 | 161 | 123 | 112 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 32 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 56 | 106 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.57m | 9:51PM1.50m | 10:03AM1.55m | 10:31PM1.48m | 10:45AM1.53m | 11:10PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.78m | 3:56PM0.73m | 3:49AM0.76m | 4:37PM0.70m | 4:30AM0.74m | 5:17PM0.67m | 5:12AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
1102 | 1400 | 1441 | 1189 | 849 | 700 | 564 | 359 | 284 | 217 | 164 | 161 | 123 | 112 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 37 | 113 | 37 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | E 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
10 | 12 | 44 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 56 | 55 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NE 10 | — | NNW 5 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
7 | 46 | — | 5 | — | 29 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 73 | 183 | 299 | 352 | 505 | 599 | 486 | 437 | 471 | 509 | 509 | 544 | 509 | 509 | 516 | 440 | 37 | 106 | 204 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 107 | 107 | 88 | 107 | 116 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 77 | 58 | 3 |
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