
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
188 | 265 | 203 | 137 | 91 | 160 | 157 | 128 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.72m | 5:11PM1.87m | 5:28AM1.71m | 5:53PM1.86m | 6:10AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.42m | 10:52AM0.36m | 11:27PM0.41m | 11:36AM0.35m | 00:11AM0.39m | 12:20PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
112 | 102 | 98 | 71 | 70 | 50 | 44 | 41 | 49 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — |
188 | 205 | 203 | 137 | 91 | 160 | 157 | 128 | 38 | 49 | 50 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 |
— | 265 | 736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 109 | 148 | — | 23 | 48 | 42 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 |
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