Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:41PM1.74m | 1:01AM1.64m | 1:26PM1.76m | 1:44AM1.66m | 2:07PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.47m | 6:56AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | 7:41AM0.39m | 8:12PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 11 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | N 3 | ESE 13 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 3 | E 10 | SSE 9 | S 16 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | N 3 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | WSW 17 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 68 | 31 | — | — | — | 3 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 177 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 |
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