
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.66m | 2:07PM1.79m | 2:25AM1.69m | 2:48PM1.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.44m | 7:41AM0.39m | 8:12PM0.40m | 8:25AM0.34m | 8:55PM0.35m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 |
1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SSE 6 | S 17 | SSE 11 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 8 |
1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | E 11 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | N 4 |
55 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 289 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
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