Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 17 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 377 | 568 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.74m | 2:24AM1.58m | 2:48PM1.72m | 3:22AM1.57m | 3:46PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.47m | 8:07PM0.49m | 8:30AM0.47m | 9:03PM0.51m | 9:29AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NW 6 | ESE 8 | S 20 |
| kJ | 90 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | S 8 | ESE 8 | S 20 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 30 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 37 | 95 | 255 | 384 | 147 | 62 | 36 | 17 | 377 | 568 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 58 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 169 | 111 |
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