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Brighton Surf Forecast
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Brighton surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1200 | 275 | 354 | 838 | 652 | 784 | 873 | 904 | 938 | 2128 | 2801 | 1485 | 1864 | 2022 | 1788 | 2464 | 737 | 2933 | 1170 | 1125 | 1233 | 1087 | 1058 | 1003 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:55PM 1.67 | 11:33AM 1.81 | 11:55PM 1.72 | 12:30PM 1.87 | 12:49AM 1.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:06AM 0.24 | 5:44PM 0.30 | 6:04AM 0.19 | 6:39PM 0.25 | 6:57AM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - |
| Sunset | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago
Continuing clean conditions at Brighton (light winds from the SSW at DunedinAeroAws 11 km from Brighton). 1.2m 12s groundswell from the S with a 1.0m 4s local chop from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 10 min ago
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