
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | N 4 | NNE 4 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 63 | 58 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.75m | 9:15AM1.80m | 9:39PM1.69m | 10:09AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.34m | 2:59AM0.34m | 3:31PM0.40m | 3:48AM0.40m | 4:21PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | N 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 58 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | S 16 | ESE 14 |
1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 15 | SE 10 | E 12 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 7 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 5 | — | — |
10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
16 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 36 | 142 | 142 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 40 |
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