Airport Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.81° E

Airport Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Airport Rights sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.1° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 5AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
!
4
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.3
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
10
1.6
S
4
3
S
8
2.4
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7035
3680
2324
1317
815
530
392
346
404
336
260
184
105
971
765
466
268
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
5
ESE
15
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
20
S
0
W
25
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
00:00AM1.49m
12:25PM1.54m
00:42AM1.46m
1:06PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.67m
6:09AM0.71m
6:46PM0.66m
6:46AM0.70m
7:23PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
10
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
3
5
4
2
2
6
5
4
3
3
4
6
2
1
3
6
2
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