Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 44 | 34 | 58 | 93 | 64 | 83 | 27 | 71 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.99m | 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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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 8 | ENE 3 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 116 | 44 | 34 | 3 | 25 | 64 | 83 | 27 | 71 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 18 | E 12 | SSE 16 | E 12 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 17 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 29 | 29 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1379 | 58 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 20 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 33 | 33 |
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