
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 6AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
99 | 51 | 25 | 21 | 39 | 75 | 220 | 199 | 123 | 96 | 83 | 85 | 201 | 133 | 133 | 81 | 48 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.62m | 11:08AM1.73m | 11:37PM1.62m | 12:02PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.55m | 5:36PM0.51m | 5:52AM0.51m | 6:25PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 |
99 | 51 | 25 | 18 | 39 | 75 | 220 | 199 | 123 | 96 | 45 | 28 | 201 | 133 | 133 | 54 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 85 | 3 | 2 | — | 81 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | N 16 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
135 | 179 | 146 | 67 | 47 | 133 | 185 | 248 | 368 | 301 | 260 | 320 | 461 | 476 | 434 | 578 | 466 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 296 | 114 | 53 | 58 | 88 | 107 | 126 | 124 | 77 | 64 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 107 | 77 | 107 |
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