- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Airport Rights surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Airport Rights surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Airport Rights sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Airport Rights today?
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 8PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | |
2651 | 3097 | 2490 | 2530 | 2408 | 2166 | 1570 | 1215 | 986 | 828 | 708 | 549 | 526 | 408 | 349 | 1275 | 1409 | 1334 | 1094 | 1016 | 862 | 813 | 649 | 617 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:22PM1.56m | 1:48AM1.61m | 2:16PM1.61m | 2:45AM1.64m | 3:11PM1.68m | 3:44AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.65m | 7:23PM0.66m | 7:57AM0.66m | 8:21PM0.66m | 8:52AM0.67m | 9:24PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSW 13 | S 22 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 10 | 3097 | 36 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 408 | 349 | 1275 | 1409 | 1334 | 1094 | 1016 | 862 | 813 | 649 | 617 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 37 | 91 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 109 | 184 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 80 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | S 18 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 21 | 20 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 102 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2651 | 2570 | 2490 | 2530 | 2408 | 2166 | 1570 | 1215 | 986 | 828 | 708 | 549 | 526 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 116 | 111 | 60 | 116 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 111 | 116 | 88 | 64 | 63 | 37 | 63 | 28 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 88 | 88 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Airport Rights surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest