Airport Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.81° E

Airport Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Airport Rights sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.5° 

Airport Rights surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 7AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
458
401
401
408
356
305
293
239
234
196
192
156
518
495
345
335
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
W
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:12AM1.43m
2:32PM1.52m
2:59AM1.44m
3:19PM1.53m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.68m
8:09AM0.69m
8:45PM0.69m
8:58AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
0
1
3
3
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
8
9
10
9
7
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