
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
252 | 200 | 159 | 156 | 156 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 80 | 115 | 87 | 18 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:31PM1.89m | 00:53AM1.83m | 1:29PM1.99m | 1:51AM1.90m | 2:26PM2.10m | 2:49AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.28m | 7:07AM0.17m | 7:44PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.10m | 8:43PM0.16m | 9:02AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 |
252 | 200 | 159 | 156 | 156 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 |
78 | 77 | 75 | 121 | 240 | 56 | 56 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 46 | 45 | — | 39 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 2 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 16 | 80 | 115 | 87 | 1 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 45 |
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