
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 201 | 183 | 83 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 36 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.74m | 11:26PM1.63m | 11:54AM1.74m | 00:15AM1.63m | 12:41PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.46m | 5:58PM0.49m | 6:11AM0.45m | 6:44PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 201 | 183 | 83 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | N 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 5 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 17 | S 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 36 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 |
22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 13 | S 15 | S 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 |
2 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 255 | 440 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 314 | 709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 20 |
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