Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 11PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
165 | 163 | 165 | 360 | 365 | 385 | 288 | 276 | 250 | 236 | 163 | 763 | 1045 | 1373 | 1537 | 2289 | 1719 | 1423 | 1138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.54m | 2:54AM1.42m | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:39AM1.41m | 3:54PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.71m | 8:51AM0.72m | 9:30PM0.72m | 9:38AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 |
139 | 92 | 165 | 360 | 365 | 385 | 288 | 276 | 250 | 236 | 145 | 763 | 1045 | 1373 | 1537 | 2289 | 1719 | 1423 | 1138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
165 | 163 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 163 | 33 | 9 | 210 | 128 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | ESE 12 | — |
8 | 7 | 7 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 13 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 |
73 | 51 | 31 | 26 | 38 | 41 | 35 | 99 | 154 | 209 | 187 | 38 | 187 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 118 | 116 | 60 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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