
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
245 | 209 | 199 | 195 | 137 | 121 | 118 | 208 | 205 | 172 | 134 | 130 | 95 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.71m | 6:42PM1.83m | 7:00AM1.71m | 7:23PM1.81m | 7:44AM1.71m | 8:06PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.30m | 1:03AM0.33m | 1:16PM0.31m | 1:47AM0.33m | 2:03PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 |
245 | 209 | 199 | 195 | 137 | 110 | 106 | 208 | 205 | 172 | 134 | 130 | 95 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 14 | E 14 | SE 4 |
95 | 95 | 142 | 138 | 131 | 121 | 118 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 16 | S 19 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 13 | E 16 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 12 |
9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | S 16 | SW 3 |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 239 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 155 |
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