Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10AM is: 2.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4063 | 4535 | 4348 | 3675 | 3231 | 2550 | 2079 | 2027 | 1952 | 1757 | 1733 | 1568 | 1686 | 1779 | 2061 | 3274 | 4692 | 4494 | 3802 | 2968 | 2314 | 1797 | 1313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.88m | 6:01PM1.90m | 6:25AM1.80m | 6:54PM1.79m | 7:21AM1.71m | 7:49PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.05m | 00:21AM0.15m | 12:44PM0.15m | 1:15AM0.22m | 1:39PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4063 | 4535 | 4348 | 3675 | 3231 | 2550 | 2079 | 2027 | 1952 | 1757 | 1733 | 1568 | 1686 | 1779 | 2061 | 3274 | 4692 | 4494 | 3802 | 2968 | 2314 | 1797 | 1313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 675 | 666 | 640 | 561 | 463 | 443 | 431 | 363 | 363 | 318 | 309 | 249 | 245 | 215 | 167 | 157 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | — | S 24 | S 24 | — | S 22 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 746 | — | 428 | 289 | — | 453 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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