Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 63 | 80 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 84 | 82 | 61 | 74 | 114 | 107 | 96 | 129 | 172 | 186 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34PM2.02m | 3:59AM1.96m | 4:23PM2.00m | 4:49AM1.97m | 5:11PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.12m | 10:10AM0.13m | 10:38PM0.13m | 11:02AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 5 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 63 | 80 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 9 | E 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 210 | 159 | 61 | 4 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 30 | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 25 | 99 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 84 | 82 | 36 | 74 | 114 | 107 | 96 | 129 | 172 | 186 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 31 |
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