Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.99m | 10:14PM1.84m | 10:49AM1.99m | 11:16PM1.84m | 11:51AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.18m | 4:13PM0.22m | 4:33AM0.17m | 5:11PM0.21m | 5:31AM0.16m | 6:09PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 51 | 6 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SE 12 | NNW 3 | SE 12 | — | S 15 | NE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | — | SSE 16 | SE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | E 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | E 17 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | 115 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 1 | — | 47 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 11 | NW 4 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 18 | E 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 31 |
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