Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 17 | ESE 13 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 34 | 362 | 309 | 309 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 107 | 181 | 180 | 164 | 319 | 434 | 334 | 274 | 173 | 134 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.84m | 3:42AM1.72m | 4:06PM1.86m | 4:22AM1.75m | 4:46PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.38m | 9:45AM0.31m | 10:17PM0.34m | 10:30AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | S 17 | NE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
11 | 4 | 13 | 1663 | 2 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 94 | 49 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 173 | 134 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 | — | E 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 |
29 | — | 33 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | SE 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | ENE 9 |
14 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
— | 34 | 362 | 309 | 309 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 107 | 181 | 180 | 164 | 319 | 434 | 334 | 274 | 10 | 21 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 169 | 237 | 167 | 54 | 54 | 124 | 157 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 10 |
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