Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 81 | 79 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 433 | 424 | 477 | 142 | 91 | 72 | 55 | 29 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.93m | 8:24PM1.90m | 8:55AM1.87m | 9:18PM1.81m | 9:51AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.18m | 2:43AM0.19m | 3:10PM0.27m | 3:34AM0.27m | 4:02PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 81 | 79 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 424 | 477 | 83 | 71 | 62 | 55 | 24 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | E 15 | ESE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | E 14 | SE 5 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 142 | 91 | 72 | 41 | 29 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 166 | 84 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 24 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 555 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 163 | 251 | 309 | 433 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 194 | 169 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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