
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
356 | 345 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 430 | 436 | 420 | 345 | 280 | 276 | 272 | 209 | 199 | 193 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 103 | 101 | 98 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:33AM1.71m | 3:59PM1.86m | 4:15AM1.72m | 4:41PM1.87m | 4:56AM1.72m | 5:21PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.37m | 10:10PM0.41m | 10:20AM0.34m | 10:54PM0.38m | 11:04AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
356 | 345 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 430 | 436 | 420 | 345 | 280 | 276 | 272 | 209 | 199 | 193 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 103 | 101 | 98 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
56 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 22 | 71 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 21 | 5 | 50 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 81 | 40 | 40 |
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