Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 84 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 145 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.65m | 11:03AM1.74m | 11:26PM1.63m | 11:54AM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.44m | 5:10PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.46m | 5:58PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 84 | 75 | 73 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 145 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 18 | NE 4 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | NNE 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 5 | 24 | 47 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 6 | — | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | NE 12 | SSE 17 | NE 12 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 12 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 11 | — | — | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 5 | 55 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 14 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 407 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 43 | 40 | 20 | 33 | 20 | 81 | 314 | 709 | 0 | 0 |
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