Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | off |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.69m | 3:07PM1.79m | 3:29AM1.77m | 3:50PM1.83m | 4:14AM1.85m | 4:35PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.35m | 9:15PM0.31m | 9:35AM0.29m | 10:00PM0.25m | 10:24AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 11 | — | SE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 12 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 43 | 33 |
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