
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
193 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 66 | 132 | 132 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 62 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM1.72m | 5:21PM1.87m | 5:37AM1.72m | 6:01PM1.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.38m | 11:04AM0.31m | 11:37PM0.36m | 11:47AM0.30m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | E 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 |
193 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 13 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 62 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 5 | E 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | E 17 | E 11 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 16 | ENE 8 |
13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 41 | 5 | 43 | 41 | 24 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 18 | E 18 | — | NE 7 | SSW 11 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | — | ESE 16 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 6 | — | 13 | 11 | 10 | 24 | — | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 6 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 |
— | — | 33 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 132 | 132 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 124 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 124 | 157 | 31 | 49 | 9 | 124 | 173 |
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