Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 144 | 187 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 289 | 289 | 293 | 356 | 345 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 430 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.81m | 2:51AM1.69m | 3:18PM1.83m | 3:33AM1.71m | 3:59PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.46m | 8:52AM0.39m | 9:26PM0.44m | 9:36AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 148 | 144 | 187 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 289 | 289 | 293 | 356 | 345 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 430 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 154 | 131 | 1 | 103 | 86 | 77 | 52 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | SE 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 22 | 6 | — | — | 40 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 31 |
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