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Airport Rights surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.2° 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 8AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | |
22 | 22 | 71 | 443 | 1111 | 953 | 2961 | 3635 | 4457 | 4344 | 4346 | 2973 | 2558 | 2188 | 1701 | 1423 | 1116 | 855 | 734 | 625 | 594 | 596 | 1721 | 1884 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.47m | 11:26PM1.53m | 11:45AM1.49m | 00:10AM1.55m | 12:31PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.65m | 5:06PM0.68m | 5:47AM0.64m | 5:47PM0.67m | 6:26AM0.64m | 6:32PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 |
 kJ | 15 | 13 | 20 | 443 | 1111 | 953 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 4346 | 2973 | 2558 | 2188 | 1701 | 1423 | 1116 | 855 | 734 | 625 | 594 | 596 | 1721 | 1884 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NNW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | NW 5 | S 16 | S 16 | E 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 73 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 133 | 406 | 72 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 6 | ENE 13 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | E 13 | NW 5 | NE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 22 | 71 | 18 | 64 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 5 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 114 | 54 | 3 | 5 | — | 108 | 2961 | 3635 | 4457 | 4344 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 65 | 60 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 60 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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