
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 63 | 58 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 71 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:15AM1.80m | 9:39PM1.69m | 10:09AM1.77m | 10:33PM1.65m | 11:03AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.34m | 3:31PM0.40m | 3:48AM0.40m | 4:21PM0.45m | 4:37AM0.44m | 5:10PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 |
14 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 63 | 58 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 71 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 34 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | S 16 | ENE 3 | S 16 | E 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 |
2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 42 | 41 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | — | NE 4 | E 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | E 6 | S 16 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 81 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 43 | 20 | 43 | 40 |
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