
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
66 | 64 | 135 | 54 | 43 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 286 | 304 | 290 | 335 | 195 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:37AM1.72m | 6:01PM1.86m | 6:18AM1.71m | 6:42PM1.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.36m | 11:47AM0.30m | 00:20AM0.34m | 12:31PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -4 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
66 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 286 | 304 | 290 | 335 | 195 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | E 17 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 16 | E 11 | SE 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
5 | — | 6 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 99 | 94 | 98 | 2 | 136 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 16 | NE 9 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 18 | E 10 | E 10 |
6 | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 13 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
21 | 33 | 135 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 324 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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