
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 33 | 31 | 81 | 83 | 137 | 205 | 270 | 260 | 432 | 465 | 552 | 520 | 507 | 488 | 484 | 484 | 465 | 447 | 411 | 1532 | 288 | 258 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:38AM2.06m | 6:10PM2.24m | 6:34AM2.05m | 7:05PM2.18m | 7:31AM2.01m | 8:00PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM-0.07m | 00:33AM0.00m | 12:52PM-0.04m | 1:28AM0.02m | 1:48PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
5 | 6 | 3 | 81 | 83 | 137 | 205 | 270 | 260 | 432 | 465 | 552 | 520 | 507 | 488 | 484 | 484 | 465 | 447 | 355 | 346 | 265 | 258 | 258 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NNE 4 | E 13 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 4 | S 15 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 18 |
15 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 183 | 419 | 411 | 408 | 288 | 256 | 108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 14 | E 16 | SSE 5 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | S 18 | — | NE 3 | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 25 | — | — | — | SSE 23 | — | — | SSE 22 |
9 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 97 | — | 3 | — | — | 110 | 75 | 70 | 12 | — | — | — | 1532 | — | — | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 3 | — | SSW 6 | — | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 4 | — | 112 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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