
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 25 | 84 | 32 | 53 | 50 | 35 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 61 | 100 | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:04PM1.78m | 1:22AM1.68m | 1:51PM1.79m | 2:08AM1.68m | 2:35PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.38m | 7:08PM0.46m | 7:23AM0.41m | 7:56PM0.47m | 8:08AM0.41m | 8:42PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 53 | 50 | 35 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | ESE 18 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ESE 6 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 61 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 42 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 18 | — | E 19 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | ESE 17 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 7 | 17 | 4 | 100 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | NE 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | S 4 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 2 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | 25 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 173 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 43 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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