Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 171 | 231 | 179 | 242 | 272 | 246 | 203 | 177 | 188 | 189 | 157 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 23 | 42 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.85m | 9:12PM1.70m | 9:39AM1.80m | 10:04PM1.66m | 10:31AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.34m | 3:10PM0.38m | 3:24AM0.39m | 3:58PM0.42m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:47PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NE 9 | NE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 179 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 203 | 177 | 188 | 189 | 157 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 22 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 11 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | S 8 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 47 | 171 | 231 | 9 | 242 | 272 | 246 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 542 | 424 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 177 | 249 | 169 | 4 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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