Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 354 | 328 | 342 | 349 | 346 | 360 | 442 | 451 | 381 | 434 | 505 | 489 | 516 | 416 | 354 | 347 | 354 | 361 | 361 | 311 | 294 | 237 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:09PM1.73m | 10:39AM1.71m | 11:01PM1.75m | 11:34AM1.79m | 11:56PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.38m | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:55PM0.36m | 5:21AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.32m | 6:13AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 341 | 354 | 328 | 342 | 349 | 346 | 360 | 442 | 451 | 381 | 434 | 505 | 489 | 516 | 416 | 354 | 347 | 354 | 361 | 361 | 311 | 294 | 237 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 22 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 104 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 86 | 6 | 55 | 55 | 96 | 203 | 198 | 121 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 129 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 89 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 66 | 66 | 112 | 152 | 147 | 212 | 137 | 124 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 5 | SSE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 35 | 310 | — | — | — | 74 | 75 | 63 | — | 28 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 263 | 183 | — | 572 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 155 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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