
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 16 | SSE 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | S 16 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.98m | 9:14PM1.85m | 9:47AM1.99m | 10:14PM1.84m | 10:49AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.18m | 3:16PM0.21m | 3:36AM0.18m | 4:13PM0.22m | 4:33AM0.17m | 5:11PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | NNE 3 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | — | SE 15 |
7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | — | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | S 16 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 7 | S 14 | NE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | E 19 |
18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | SE 12 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | NNW 4 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 14 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
21 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SE 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 64 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 183 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 0 | 169 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 0 |
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