
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 10AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
184 | 249 | 237 | 232 | 229 | 227 | 91 | 243 | 318 | 1019 | 838 | 1421 | 2848 | 3305 | 3160 | 2499 | 1961 | 1581 | 1080 | 925 | 710 | 855 | 963 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:19AM1.57m | 4:43PM1.67m | 5:15AM1.59m | 5:39PM1.64m | 6:10AM1.60m | 6:35PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.49m | 11:04PM0.59m | 11:28AM0.51m | 00:02AM0.62m | 12:25PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
184 | 131 | 72 | 41 | 229 | 227 | 81 | 243 | 318 | 1019 | 838 | 1421 | 2848 | 3305 | 3160 | 2499 | 1961 | 1581 | 1080 | 925 | 710 | 855 | 963 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 6 | SSW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | S 5 | E 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | S 21 | S 21 | — | — |
68 | 249 | 237 | 232 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 113 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | NW 5 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
113 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 49 | 88 | 46 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 37 | 64 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 28 |
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