Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NNW 5 | SSE 16 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | SE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 35 | 59 | 101 | 119 | 117 | 116 | 115 | 107 | 136 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.82m | 3:01AM1.70m | 3:26PM1.84m | 3:42AM1.72m | 4:06PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.43m | 9:02AM0.35m | 9:34PM0.38m | 9:45AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | N 4 | SSE 16 | E 14 | N 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 13 |
15 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 119 | 117 | 116 | 115 | 107 | 97 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 14 | SSE 16 | E 13 | S 17 | E 13 | E 13 | — | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 13 | NE 7 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
25 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 14 | — | 59 | 101 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 | NE 5 | E 14 | E 15 | E 11 | S 17 | ESE 13 | NNE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SSE 17 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 10 | — | 29 | 35 | 124 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 64 | 136 | 170 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 81 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 211 | 158 | 40 |
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