
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 12PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 85 | 76 | 70 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 75 | 46 | 69 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.63m | 5:03PM1.60m | 5:29AM1.64m | 5:54PM1.58m | 6:19AM1.65m | 6:44PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.66m | 11:12PM0.74m | 11:50AM0.71m | 00:04AM0.77m | 12:42PM0.75m | 00:53AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | 8:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 11 |
5 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 85 | 76 | 70 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | S 14 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | N 6 | E 9 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 |
1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 5 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 5 | NW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | NW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | SSW 11 | E 10 | ESE 6 |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 69 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
21 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 88 | 77 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 75 | 37 | 4 | 34 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 53 | 63 | 28 | 60 | 139 | 139 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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