
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 10AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1808 | 1336 | 1070 | 870 | 883 | 1236 | 1288 | 1154 | 1066 | 997 | 911 | 786 | 655 | 526 | 507 | 358 | 198 | 271 | 131 | 103 | 130 | 99 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.60m | 6:35PM1.62m | 7:04AM1.62m | 7:30PM1.60m | 7:56AM1.64m | 8:22PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.62m | 12:25PM0.55m | 00:56AM0.64m | 1:21PM0.59m | 1:46AM0.67m | 2:16PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
1808 | 1336 | 1070 | 870 | 883 | 1236 | 1288 | 1154 | 1066 | 997 | 911 | 786 | 655 | 526 | 507 | 358 | 198 | 271 | 131 | 103 | 130 | 99 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 |
— | 8 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 117 | 2 | 98 | 55 | 40 | 19 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
— | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 84 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 43 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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