
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
382 | 379 | 379 | 329 | 323 | 317 | 267 | 267 | 208 | 200 | 159 | 156 | 156 | 123 | 118 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 11:56PM1.78m | 12:31PM1.89m | 00:53AM1.83m | 1:29PM1.99m | 1:51AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.32m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.28m | 7:07AM0.17m | 7:44PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
382 | 379 | 379 | 329 | 323 | 317 | 267 | 267 | 208 | 200 | 159 | 156 | 156 | 123 | 118 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
117 | 112 | 152 | — | — | 198 | 91 | 126 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 121 | 240 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 51 | — | — | — | 5 | 46 | 41 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
141 | 538 | — | 345 | 374 | 42 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 40 |
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