
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
216 | 141 | 125 | 145 | 117 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 392 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 65 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.66m | 10:31AM1.76m | 10:56PM1.62m | 11:22AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.42m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:47PM0.45m | 5:00AM0.46m | 5:34PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
8 | 141 | 125 | 145 | 117 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 65 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 9 | S 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 19 | — | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
216 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1115 | — | — | — | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 40 |
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