
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
289 | 336 | 317 | 307 | 318 | 1012 | 1778 | 2327 | 2884 | 3110 | 2626 | 2213 | 2070 | 1733 | 1439 | 1087 | 882 | 708 | 546 | 338 | 231 | 184 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.82m | 9:30PM1.68m | 9:46AM1.83m | 10:22PM1.68m | 10:42AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.59m | 3:27PM0.53m | 3:38AM0.54m | 4:22PM0.48m | 4:33AM0.49m | 5:14PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
289 | 336 | 317 | 307 | 318 | 31 | 7 | 170 | — | — | — | — | 2070 | 1733 | 1439 | 1087 | 882 | 708 | 546 | 338 | 231 | 184 | 143 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | WNW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 17 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
41 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 101 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — |
5 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
66 | — | 31 | 23 | 27 | 1012 | 1778 | 2327 | 2884 | 3110 | 2626 | 2213 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 65 | 232 | 535 | 664 | 643 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 2 | 53 | 41 | 211 | 395 | 169 | 116 | 111 | 111 | 64 | 195 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 53 | 58 | 107 | 107 | 64 |
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