Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 215 | 165 | 163 | 165 | 360 | 365 | 385 | 292 | 276 | 250 | 236 | 361 | 640 | 1045 | 1373 | 1790 | 2345 | 1721 | 1423 | 1138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.54m | 2:54AM1.42m | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:39AM1.41m | 3:54PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.73m | 8:46PM0.71m | 8:51AM0.72m | 9:30PM0.72m | 9:38AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 242 | 184 | 136 | 92 | 165 | 360 | 365 | 385 | 292 | 276 | 250 | 236 | 135 | 640 | 240 | 1373 | 1790 | 2345 | 1721 | 1423 | 1138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 160 | 215 | 165 | 163 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 1045 | 183 | 107 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | NW 6 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | ESE 12 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 231 | 136 | 53 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 59 | 57 | 68 | 129 | 160 | 287 | 361 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 37 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 114 | 211 | 60 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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