
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
339 | 327 | 316 | 262 | 157 | 125 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.65m | 11:46PM1.60m | 12:11PM1.63m | 00:31AM1.58m | 12:59PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.61m | 5:45PM0.63m | 6:00AM0.65m | 6:33PM0.67m | 6:43AM0.70m | 7:19PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
339 | 327 | 316 | 262 | 157 | 125 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 42 | 81 | 95 | 102 | 220 | 292 | 310 | 353 | 382 | 394 | 316 | 160 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 53 | 107 | 107 | 164 | 176 | 131 | 129 | 139 | 164 | 124 | 139 | 60 |
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