
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 7AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
986 | 987 | 905 | 919 | 824 | 933 | 972 | 972 | 958 | 836 | 581 | 836 | 836 | 858 | 836 | 636 | 235 | 235 | 307 | 295 | 284 | 231 | 227 | 231 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.49m | 12:04PM1.54m | 00:23AM1.47m | 12:46PM1.53m | 1:04AM1.46m | 1:28PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.72m | 6:31PM0.65m | 6:29AM0.71m | 7:08PM0.65m | 7:07AM0.69m | 7:45PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
986 | 987 | 905 | 919 | 824 | 933 | 972 | 972 | 958 | 836 | 581 | 836 | 836 | 858 | 836 | 636 | 235 | 235 | 307 | 295 | 284 | 231 | 227 | 231 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | NW 4 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | S 16 | S 14 |
2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 260 | 264 | 195 | 273 | — | — | 160 | 147 | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 97 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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