Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 465 | 546 | 520 | 507 | 503 | 484 | 484 | 471 | 447 | 404 | 1546 | 628 | 265 | 201 | 189 | 181 | 130 | 126 | 125 | 317 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:34AM2.05m | 7:05PM2.18m | 7:31AM2.01m | 8:00PM2.09m | 8:28AM1.95m | 8:56PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM-0.04m | 1:28AM0.02m | 1:48PM0.02m | 2:22AM0.06m | 2:44PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 465 | 546 | 520 | 507 | 503 | 484 | 484 | 471 | 447 | 355 | 346 | 265 | 246 | 201 | 189 | 181 | 130 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | ESE 13 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 26 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 183 | 422 | 404 | 401 | 293 | 265 | 110 | 109 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 122 | 317 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 20 | S 24 | — | — | — | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | S 21 | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SE 21 | SSE 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 74 | 31 | 11 | — | — | — | 1546 | 628 | 1122 | 92 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 38 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 19 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 36 | 36 |
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