Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 175 | 146 | 151 | 159 | 175 | 162 | 84 | 78 | 36 | 37 | 54 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.88m | 7:54AM1.97m | 8:18PM1.87m | 8:49AM1.98m | 9:14PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.20m | 1:47AM0.18m | 2:20PM0.20m | 2:40AM0.18m | 3:16PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 184 | 175 | 146 | 151 | 159 | 175 | 162 | 84 | 78 | 36 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 167 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 43 |
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