
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 28 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 57 | 39 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.92m | 3:43AM1.92m | 4:03PM1.88m | 4:30AM1.92m | 4:49PM1.85m | 5:16AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.20m | 9:27PM0.17m | 9:53AM0.23m | 10:15PM0.20m | 10:43AM0.26m | 11:01PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
30 | 28 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 57 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 3 | — | E 12 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSW 13 |
3 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 81 | 154 | 55 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 36 | 189 | 142 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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