Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 113 | 86 | 90 | 65 | 76 | 246 | 45 | 102 | 315 | 422 | 677 | 796 | 334 | 341 | 341 | 300 | 267 | 284 | 353 | 475 | 459 | 396 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39PM1.75m | 9:01AM1.63m | 9:22PM1.74m | 9:48AM1.66m | 10:09PM1.73m | 10:39AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.38m | 3:16PM0.38m | 3:47AM0.36m | 4:04PM0.38m | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:55PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 141 | 113 | 86 | 90 | 65 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 68 | 196 | 677 | 796 | 334 | 341 | 341 | 300 | 267 | 284 | 353 | 475 | 459 | 396 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 76 | 45 | 34 | 29 | 127 | — | 191 | 119 | 109 | 104 | 102 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 68 | 114 | 173 | 154 | 214 | 45 | 46 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 55 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 19 | — | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 143 | — | 246 | 39 | 102 | 315 | 422 | 434 | 463 | 69 | 45 | 27 | 229 | 218 | 154 | 114 | 7 | 106 | 45 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 169 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 169 |
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