
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
200 | 232 | 139 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 128 | 120 | 86 | 160 | 107 | 407 | 699 | 757 | 528 | 404 | 370 | 339 | 287 | |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.76m | 1:42AM1.62m | 2:07PM1.78m | 2:41AM1.61m | 3:04PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.51m | 8:24PM0.50m | 8:45AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
200 | 232 | 139 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 128 | 120 | 86 | 160 | 82 | 118 | 118 | 15 | 528 | 404 | 370 | 339 | 287 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | NNW 9 | WNW 5 | NW 9 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 8 | S 14 | NW 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 13 |
3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 39 | 13 | 77 | 77 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 163 | 121 | 7 | 3 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | — | SSW 16 | NW 9 | SE 15 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | N 8 | S 18 | S 12 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 25 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
188 | 138 | 110 | 129 | 134 | 65 | — | 11 | 37 | 48 | 107 | 407 | 699 | 757 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 186 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 88 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
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