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Airport Rights surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Airport Rights surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Airport Rights sea temperature is
16.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Airport Rights today?

The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 11AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)12121111101010101010101010101010109999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1160120810651026988951834802711776855776716630546474408334276229224180138109
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SW
15
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
1.61
12:02AM
1.68
12:32PM
1.63
12:54AM
1.72
1:24PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
0.60
6:01PM
0.59
6:24AM
0.58
6:49PM
0.57
7:17AM
0.55
7:37PM
0.55
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:20------
Sunset-----8:46-------8:46-------8:45--
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---111112321------------
Temp. °C151517181817161615141313151514131312151719191616
Feels °C (?)1515161616151415131189111110101010131517161111
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