
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 12PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 23 | 32 | 181 | 247 | 246 | 266 | 372 | 405 | 302 | 211 | 113 | 237 | 210 | 141 | 133 | 92 | 231 | 125 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | 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 | glassy |
High Tide | 6:04AM1.67m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 9 | NW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 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 |
27 | 23 | 268 | 72 | 247 | 246 | 266 | 372 | 405 | 302 | 211 | 110 | 237 | 210 | 141 | 133 | 69 | 231 | 125 | 121 | 118 | 64 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | SE 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | — | 54 | 113 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 92 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 116 | 160 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | SE 10 | E 15 | — | E 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | W 4 | NW 7 |
2 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 4 | — |
637 | 1246 | 32 | 181 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 49 | 192 | 334 | 577 | 689 | 540 | 256 | 169 | 363 | 277 | 444 | 292 | 37 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 139 | 114 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 77 | 77 | 116 | 116 | 88 | 77 | 77 | 64 | 126 | 131 | 294 | 126 | 0 |
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