Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.90m | 7:52PM1.82m | 8:21AM1.85m | 8:45PM1.75m | 9:15AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.27m | 2:10AM0.27m | 2:40PM0.34m | 2:59AM0.34m | 3:31PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 10 | NNE 3 | N 3 | E 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | S 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 142 | 142 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 33 |
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