Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 109 | 71 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 58 | 86 | 87 | 145 | 151 | 113 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.86m | 6:30AM1.81m | 6:52PM1.84m | 7:17AM1.83m | 7:40PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.25m | 00:29AM0.27m | 12:49PM0.26m | 1:15AM0.26m | 1:39PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WNW 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 14 | NNW 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 |
10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 109 | 71 | 2 | 28 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 58 | 86 | 87 | 145 | 151 | 113 | 261 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 4 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 4 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | E 9 |
1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | S 16 | S 16 | — | ENE 7 | E 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 9 |
1 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | S 17 | — | — | NNW 3 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 |
1 | 1 | 8 | 53 | — | — | 2 | 1496 | — | 2225 | 251 | 239 | 389 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 20 | 154 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 544 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
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