Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | E 14 | NNW 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 14 | N 4 | ESE 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 26 | 34 | 27 | 59 | 101 | 120 | 119 | 113 | 108 | 98 | 132 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20AM1.68m | 2:45PM1.82m | 3:01AM1.70m | 3:26PM1.84m | 3:42AM1.72m | 4:06PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.39m | 8:51PM0.43m | 9:02AM0.35m | 9:34PM0.38m | 9:45AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 14 | N 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 120 | 119 | 113 | 108 | 98 | 51 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 12 | S 17 | E 13 | — | NE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 14 | — | 1 | 59 | 101 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | — | E 14 | E 11 | S 17 | ESE 13 | E 5 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 27 | 110 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 132 | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 43 | 124 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 233 | 158 | 54 |
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