
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
505 | 275 | 203 | 271 | 128 | 132 | 85 | 65 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.60m | 7:56AM1.64m | 8:22PM1.59m | 8:44AM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.67m | 2:16PM0.63m | 2:35AM0.69m | 3:10PM0.66m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
505 | 275 | 203 | 271 | 128 | 132 | 85 | 65 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | 149 | 115 | 2 | 98 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 38 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
— | 2 | 2 | 84 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
— | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 46 | 43 | 63 | 108 | 267 | 336 | 325 | 412 | 509 | 421 | 311 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 107 | 77 | 77 | 88 | 77 | 77 |
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