
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 5AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 47 | 64 | 109 | 210 | 744 | 639 | 529 | 507 | 379 | 349 | 242 | 173 | 1274 | 2654 | 2538 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59AM1.65m | 6:20PM1.81m | 6:57AM1.65m | 7:19PM1.77m | 7:54AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.50m | 12:05PM0.45m | 00:53AM0.49m | 1:04PM0.44m | 1:50AM0.49m | 2:02PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | NW 6 | ESE 17 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 47 | 23 | 109 | 10 | 47 | 64 | 109 | 169 | 744 | 639 | 529 | 507 | 379 | 349 | 242 | 362 | 1274 | 2654 | 2538 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | NW 6 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 52 | 5 | 105 | 147 | 223 | 217 | 284 | 322 | 392 | 382 | 398 | 387 | 382 | 372 | 173 | 352 | 342 | 272 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | N 16 | SW 10 | E 16 | SW 9 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | — | — |
10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 22 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 69 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 69 | 128 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 2 | S 4 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — |
83 | 91 | 171 | 177 | 185 | 54 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 126 | 77 | 77 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
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