
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 302 | 81 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.80m | 11:41PM1.74m | 12:14PM1.78m | 00:33AM1.70m | 1:04PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.27m | 5:26PM0.37m | 5:48AM0.33m | 6:18PM0.43m | 6:36AM0.38m | 7:08PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | E 11 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 81 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | E 13 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 12 | S 16 | — |
2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | — | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | — | 3 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 302 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 154 | 233 | 233 | 249 | 154 | 154 | 258 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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