Airport Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.81° E

Airport Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Airport Rights sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.6° 

Airport Rights surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 11AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)20ft (6.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
6
2.4
S
7
3
S
8
4
S
9
5
S
10
6
S
11
6
S
11
6
S
11
5.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
15
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
S
13
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
267
569
1383
2371
4867
7659
9054
8682
6602
4770
3798
5270
3803
3013
2397
1604
651
493
421
381
291
320
556
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
40
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
10
S
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
off
High Tide
9:14AM1.65m
9:40PM1.61m
10:02AM1.64m
10:28PM1.60m
10:50AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.61m
3:35PM0.59m
3:57AM0.64m
4:27PM0.63m
4:44AM0.66m
5:16PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
2
1
1
0
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
3
4
5
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
8
8
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