Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.82m | 3:06AM1.74m | 3:28PM1.84m | 3:47AM1.79m | 4:09PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.34m | 8:55PM0.35m | 9:10AM0.30m | 9:38PM0.30m | 9:56AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 20 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 10 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 16 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | E 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | — | E 13 | NE 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | E 18 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 50 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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