Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 135 | 200 | 198 | 156 | 364 | 348 | 295 | 211 | 115 | 237 | 206 | 149 | 133 | 92 | 228 | 73 | 121 | 116 | 115 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.63m | 7:01AM1.74m | 7:38PM1.65m | 7:56AM1.79m | 8:35PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.67m | 00:57AM0.69m | 1:30PM0.63m | 1:52AM0.65m | 2:30PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 216 | 72 | 200 | 198 | 156 | 364 | 348 | 295 | 211 | 115 | 237 | 206 | 149 | 133 | 69 | 228 | 73 | 121 | 116 | 49 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 10 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | SSW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | SE 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 68 | 18 | 13 | — | 54 | 115 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 92 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 115 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 8 | SE 10 | E 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SSW 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | W 4 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 135 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 71 | 177 | 334 | 632 | 689 | 434 | 307 | 317 | 465 | 241 | 458 | 248 | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 60 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 77 | 77 | 88 | 116 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 64 | 126 | 255 | 255 | 16 | 2 |
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