Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 4 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 3 | N 4 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | E 14 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 14 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | E 13 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 44 | 70 | 45 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49AM2.02m | 6:12PM1.93m | 6:41AM2.07m | 7:04PM1.94m | 7:35AM2.10m | 8:00PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.15m | 12:10PM0.16m | 00:29AM0.12m | 1:05PM0.14m | 1:24AM0.09m | 2:02PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NW 3 | N 3 | NE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 44 | 70 | 45 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 10 | E 11 | SE 4 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | N 3 | NE 6 | E 13 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NNW 3 | E 11 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | S 9 | S 16 | S 17 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | ESE 14 | — | NE 5 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | S 2 | S 3 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 589 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 14 | — | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 460 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 49 | 43 | 55 | 124 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 20 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our New Brighton Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest