
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
229 | 227 | 91 | 243 | 318 | 588 | 1500 | 1873 | 3049 | 3616 | 3198 | 2496 | 1902 | 1507 | 1080 | 940 | 827 | 973 | 1066 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.67m | 5:15AM1.59m | 5:39PM1.64m | 6:10AM1.60m | 6:35PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.59m | 11:28AM0.51m | 00:02AM0.62m | 12:25PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
229 | 227 | 81 | 243 | 53 | 588 | 1500 | 1873 | 3049 | 3616 | 3198 | 2496 | 1902 | 1507 | 1080 | 940 | 827 | 973 | 1066 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | S 6 | E 7 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 12 | S 21 | NE 12 | — | E 12 |
20 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 318 | 64 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | N 17 | NW 6 | E 7 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 2 | 91 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
77 | 52 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 28 |
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