
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 8AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 42 | 48 | 47 | 79 | 174 | 222 | 222 | 381 | 597 | 558 | 443 | 351 | 317 | 238 | 202 | 195 | 340 | 710 | 1097 | 1587 | 4103 | 5237 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.61m | 10:39PM1.55m | 11:00AM1.58m | 11:20PM1.52m | 11:43AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.72m | 4:45PM0.68m | 4:51AM0.72m | 5:28PM0.67m | 5:31AM0.72m | 6:07PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
57 | 42 | 162 | 147 | 167 | 150 | 123 | 222 | 381 | 597 | 558 | 443 | 351 | 317 | 238 | 202 | 195 | 43 | 17 | 809 | 75 | 11 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
22 | 84 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 174 | 222 | 147 | 142 | 144 | 112 | 103 | 82 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 4 | SE 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — |
46 | 22 | 48 | 47 | 79 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 |
— | — | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 24 | 52 | 102 | 157 | 259 | 206 | 152 | 340 | 710 | 1097 | 1587 | 4103 | 5237 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 88 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 287 | 295 | 60 |
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