Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 11 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 52 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 66 | 64 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:14PM1.74m | 10:46AM1.78m | 11:08PM1.69m | 11:40AM1.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.34m | 4:54PM0.42m | 5:13AM0.40m | 5:45PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 11 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 66 | 64 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 13 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | S 16 | E 11 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 33 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 4 |
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