
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | 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 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
276 | 272 | 209 | 199 | 193 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 102 | 160 | 63 | 41 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 26 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.87m | 4:56AM1.72m | 5:21PM1.87m | 5:37AM1.72m | 6:01PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.34m | 10:54PM0.38m | 11:04AM0.31m | 11:37PM0.36m | 11:47AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
276 | 272 | 209 | 199 | 193 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 66 | 64 | 46 | 29 | 43 | 27 | 17 | 26 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | NE 5 | E 11 | E 16 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 41 | 5 | 43 | 40 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 7 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 18 | E 18 | E 11 | E 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | NNW 3 | ESE 16 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | — | 21 | 45 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
26 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 13 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 102 | 160 | 3 | 13 | 44 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 124 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 154 | 124 | 10 | 9 | 124 | 173 |
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