Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 276 | 250 | 236 | 371 | 763 | 1769 | 1203 | 1357 | 1342 | 1837 | 1297 | 933 | 848 | 623 | 504 | 416 | 347 | 282 | 225 | 119 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:39AM1.41m | 3:54PM1.51m | 4:26AM1.41m | 4:42PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.72m | 9:30PM0.72m | 9:38AM0.71m | 10:20PM0.72m | 10:28AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 292 | 276 | 250 | 236 | 371 | 763 | 1769 | 222 | 1357 | 1342 | 1837 | 1297 | 933 | 848 | 623 | 504 | 416 | 347 | 282 | 225 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 17 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 82 | 19 | 1203 | 161 | 108 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 3 | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 13 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 54 | 103 | 172 | 278 | 269 | — | 198 | — | — | — | 41 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 64 | 131 | 281 | 1056 | 721 | 381 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 42 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 58 | 53 | 63 | 126 | 126 | 64 |
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