Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 12 | E 13 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 92 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 34 | 21 | 47 | 85 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 313 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.81m | 7:44AM1.71m | 8:06PM1.78m | 8:31AM1.72m | 8:53PM1.76m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.33m | 2:03PM0.33m | 2:31AM0.32m | 2:52PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 12 | E 13 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 4 | E 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 95 | 92 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 34 | 21 | 47 | 85 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 13 | N 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSE 5 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | S 15 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 199 | 490 | 402 | 335 | 386 | 368 | 313 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 539 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 10 |
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