Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 60 | 82 | 257 | 176 | 54 | 134 | 90 | 68 | 73 | 36 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22AM1.95m | 2:52PM2.11m | 3:15AM1.99m | 3:43PM2.11m | 4:06AM2.01m | 4:33PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.06m | 9:08PM0.10m | 9:27AM0.04m | 10:00PM0.08m | 10:21AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 42 | 60 | 82 | 257 | 20 | 54 | 134 | 90 | 68 | 73 | 36 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | E 18 | E 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | — | SSE 6 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 18 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | E 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 79 | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | N 3 | S 16 | S 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | S 7 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 111 | 176 | 42 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 131 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 20 |
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