
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
118 | 208 | 205 | 172 | 134 | 132 | 95 | 92 | 71 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 253 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 243 | 257 | 227 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:00AM1.71m | 7:23PM1.81m | 7:44AM1.71m | 8:06PM1.78m | 8:31AM1.72m | 8:53PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.33m | 1:16PM0.31m | 1:47AM0.33m | 2:03PM0.33m | 2:31AM0.32m | 2:52PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
106 | 208 | 205 | 172 | 134 | 132 | 95 | 92 | 71 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 243 | 257 | 227 | 209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | NNE 3 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
118 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | NE 16 | S 19 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 12 | E 16 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 5 | — | E 14 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSW 3 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 253 | 1 | 243 | 563 | 439 | 462 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 0 |
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