Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 71 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 106 | 50 | 38 | 431 | 629 | 569 | 503 | 1102 | 1382 | 1421 | 1172 | 986 | 711 | 581 | 425 | 284 | 217 |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:54AM1.63m | 8:22PM1.53m | 8:38AM1.60m | 9:08PM1.51m | 9:21AM1.57m | 9:51PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.80m | 2:25PM0.77m | 2:23AM0.79m | 3:12PM0.76m | 3:06AM0.78m | 3:56PM0.73m | 3:49AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 59 | 11 | 40 | 50 | 27 | 431 | 629 | 569 | 503 | 1102 | 1382 | 1421 | 1172 | 986 | 711 | 581 | 425 | 284 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 10 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 4 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 21 | 71 | 70 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 41 | 40 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 70 | 14 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 28 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | — | S 4 | ENE 10 | E 4 | NNW 4 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 38 | — | 1 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 222 | 195 | 189 | 299 | 418 | 380 | 159 | 27 | 24 | 106 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | 73 | 228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 63 | 77 | 58 | 37 | 38 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 53 |
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