Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 94 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 82 | 67 | 132 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:35AM2.10m | 8:00PM1.93m | 8:32AM2.11m | 8:58PM1.92m | 9:32AM2.10m | 10:00PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.13m | 2:20AM0.08m | 3:00PM0.13m | 3:18AM0.08m | 3:58PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | S 17 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | SE 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | SE 8 | SSE 17 | — | SE 13 | SE 5 | — | E 12 | — | — | SE 11 | E 14 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 30 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 14 | NNE 5 | — | NE 6 | E 6 | S 11 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | S 17 | S 3 | S 11 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | SE 14 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 54 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 90 | 10 | 154 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1914 | 67 | 132 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 33 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 685 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 314 |
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