
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 51 | 13 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 40 | 116 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:16PM1.84m | 11:51AM2.00m | 00:18AM1.85m | 12:52PM2.01m | 1:18AM1.88m | 1:49PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.16m | 6:09PM0.20m | 6:29AM0.15m | 7:07PM0.18m | 7:26AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | NE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 |
42 | 51 | 12 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 40 | 4 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 16 | SSE 12 | E 16 | E 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 17 | E 15 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 14 | — | S 15 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 |
3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | — | 38 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | — | — | E 14 | E 12 | E 18 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 11 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | S 16 | E 14 | SE 8 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 38 | 40 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 43 | 33 |
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