Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 313 | 396 | 314 | 425 | 138 | 89 | 72 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.81m | 9:51AM1.81m | 10:14PM1.74m | 10:46AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.27m | 3:34AM0.27m | 4:02PM0.36m | 4:24AM0.34m | 4:54PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 314 | 425 | 86 | 72 | 57 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 10 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 9 |
4 | 16 | 30 | 19 | 25 | 138 | 89 | 72 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
— | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 41 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
260 | 313 | 396 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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