Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 7 | N 4 | NE 8 | E 12 | NE 7 | N 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 81 | 83 | 137 | 205 | 270 | 260 | 343 | 465 | 443 | 513 | 507 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:42AM2.05m | 5:15PM2.26m | 5:38AM2.06m | 6:10PM2.24m | 6:34AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.05m | 10:58AM-0.07m | 11:37PM0.01m | 11:56AM-0.07m | 00:33AM0.00m | 12:52PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 81 | 83 | 137 | 205 | 270 | 260 | 343 | 465 | 443 | 513 | 507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 13 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | S 19 | ENE 7 | S 18 | E 12 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | N 3 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 53 | 107 | 95 | 58 | 57 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 10 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 19 | SW 9 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 153 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | NW 4 | NE 7 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 16 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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