
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 13 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 61 | 69 | 35 | 56 | 43 | 20 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.85m | 4:35PM1.87m | 5:00AM1.94m | 5:22PM1.90m | 5:49AM2.02m | 6:12PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.24m | 10:47PM0.20m | 11:16AM0.20m | 11:37PM0.15m | 12:10PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | S 16 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | S 12 |
16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 56 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 | S 16 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 12 | S 15 | S 14 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 10 | — | SE 4 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | S 9 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | E 12 | — | S 13 | E 12 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | E 10 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 44 | 14 | 26 | 7 | — | 1 | 17 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 61 | 69 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 124 | 154 | 135 | 142 | 154 | 0 | 154 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 43 |
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