Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 13 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 82 | 82 | 19 | 56 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.97m | 6:38AM1.95m | 7:01PM1.90m | 7:29AM1.90m | 7:52PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.12m | 00:31AM0.14m | 12:57PM0.19m | 1:20AM0.20m | 1:49PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 64 | 82 | 82 | 19 | 56 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 18 | SSE 12 | E 12 | NNE 3 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | ENE 13 | NE 5 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 33 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 40 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 33 |
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