Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 194 | 166 | 141 | 125 | 145 | 117 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.80m | 10:04PM1.66m | 10:31AM1.76m | 10:56PM1.62m | 11:22AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.42m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:47PM0.45m | 5:00AM0.46m | 5:34PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 194 | 166 | 141 | 125 | 145 | 117 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | S 17 | NE 9 | S 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 20 | — | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 275 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 169 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 40 |
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