
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 26 | 26 | 51 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.72m | 1:21AM1.61m | 1:43PM1.73m | 2:05AM1.64m | 2:25PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.46m | 7:05PM0.45m | 7:17AM0.43m | 7:48PM0.42m | 8:02AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 51 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | NE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 10 | E 13 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | E 13 | E 9 |
1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 40 | 43 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 45 | 33 |
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