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Brighton Surf Forecast
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Brighton surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 01 May 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Fri 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 301 | 406 | 403 | 433 | 1012 | 1012 | 492 | 476 | 607 | 647 | 1031 | 614 | 512 | 415 | 1551 | 1859 | 2805 | 2550 | 2292 | 1063 | 938 | 918 | 893 | 832 | 544 | 535 | 431 | 394 | 269 | 198 | 190 | 146 | 87 | 257 | 305 | 322 | 305 | 236 | 156 | 113 | 113 | 326 | 399 | 346 | 337 | 333 | 346 | 263 | 256 | 228 | 169 | 167 | 266 | 596 | 669 | 653 | 540 | 424 | 300 | 665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:52PM 1.95 | 6:17AM 1.77 | 6:55PM 1.87 | 7:22AM 1.70 | 8:01PM 1.79 | 8:28AM 1.65 | 9:06PM 1.74 | 9:33AM 1.63 | 10:06PM 1.70 | 10:32AM 1.62 | 11:00PM 1.68 | 11:23AM 1.62 | 11:46PM 1.67 | 12:08PM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:17AM 0.21 | 12:38PM 0.17 | 1:21AM 0.28 | 1:42PM 0.23 | 2:23AM 0.32 | 2:45PM 0.27 | 3:23AM 0.34 | 3:43PM 0.30 | 4:18AM 0.34 | 4:37PM 0.31 | 5:06AM 0.33 | 5:25PM 0.32 | 5:50AM 0.33 | 6:08PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Fri 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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