Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 10 | SSE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.76m | 1:44AM1.66m | 2:07PM1.79m | 2:25AM1.69m | 2:48PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | 7:41AM0.39m | 8:12PM0.40m | 8:25AM0.34m | 8:55PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NNW 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | SSE 17 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 124 | 290 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 |
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