Airport Rights surf break

Airport Rights surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 NZST
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Airport Rights surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Airport Rights sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Airport Rights this week:

The surf forecast for Airport Rights over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 25) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Airport Rights in the next 12 days are 1.2m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 23) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 26) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3AM (Fri 25th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 10s
Best Surf 3AM (Fri 25th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 10s
Most Powerful12AM (Wed 23rd Jul)4ft (1.2m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Airport Rights over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.8
S
0.4
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)10106657151515661111114111110998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)616212417161302726411621594073633175831526035423821
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
5
SE
5
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoncross-
on
onononglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
1.70
12:03AM
1.66
12:26PM
1.74
12:57AM
1.66
1:21PM
1.78
1:54AM
1.65
2:17PM
1.80
2:53AM
1.64
3:13PM
1.80
3:51AM
1.62
4:09PM
1.78
4:47AM
1.59
5:05PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
0.55
6:18AM
0.55
6:47PM
0.55
7:08AM
0.55
7:42PM
0.55
8:01AM
0.55
8:38PM
0.55
8:56AM
0.55
9:35PM
0.56
9:54AM
0.55
10:34PM
0.57
10:51AM
0.54
11:34PM
0.59
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sunrise7:39--7:39--7:39--7:37--7:37--7:37--7:35--
Sunset-5:13--5:14--5:15--5:15--5:15--5:16--5:17-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111110101091010101010910109101010111211
Feels °C (?)107656688444455566710107
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wellington

  1. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at Airport Rights (light winds from the NNE at Wellington Airport 1 km from Airport Rights). 0.3m 10s swell from the SSW

    Airport Rights
  2. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at Lyall Bay (light winds from the NNE at Wellington Airport 1 km from Lyall Bay). 1.1m 10s swell from the ESE with a 0.3m 10s swell from the SSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

    Lyall Bay
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11 km/h
NNE
Offshore
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Information about the Airport Rights Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Airport Rights provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Airport Rights can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Airport Rights surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Airport Rights) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Airport Rights may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Airport Rights is 7 km (4 miles) from the city of Wellington. If you plan a holiday in Wellington, look for hotels and other accommodation in Wellington. Wellington has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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