Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NNW 3 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | E 14 | NNE 4 | N 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 81 | 83 | 137 | 205 | 270 | 260 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:19PM2.24m | 4:42AM2.05m | 5:15PM2.26m | 5:38AM2.06m | 6:10PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM-0.03m | 10:40PM0.05m | 10:58AM-0.07m | 11:37PM0.01m | 11:56AM-0.07m | 00:33AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | E 13 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 14 | NE 4 | NW 3 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 83 | 137 | 205 | 270 | 260 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 13 | N 3 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | E 12 | E 13 | E 11 | E 14 | E 16 | N 4 | NE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 43 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 9 | E 14 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 7 | S 19 | E 12 | S 18 | E 11 | E 18 | E 11 | E 13 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 49 | 43 | 33 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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