Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 153 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 109 | 141 | 211 | 117 | 188 | 363 | 403 | 307 | 169 | 212 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01AM1.70m | 3:26PM1.84m | 3:42AM1.72m | 4:06PM1.86m | 4:22AM1.75m | 4:46PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.35m | 9:34PM0.38m | 9:45AM0.31m | 10:17PM0.34m | 10:30AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | N 4 | N 4 | E 13 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | ESE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 109 | 49 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 31 | 169 | 12 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SSE 16 | E 14 | S 17 | E 13 | — | SE 6 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 16 | SE 16 | — | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 14 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 14 | — | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | 113 | 13 | 21 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | S 17 | — | — | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | NE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 23 | — | — | 33 | 59 | 2 | 16 | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 4 | NNE 8 | N 4 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 45 | 153 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 61 | 141 | 211 | 117 | 188 | 363 | 403 | 307 | 18 | 212 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 169 | 233 | 167 | 54 | 54 | 124 | 45 | 40 | 43 | 124 | 10 | 0 |
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