Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 4 | NE 5 | N 3 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:52PM1.82m | 8:21AM1.85m | 8:45PM1.75m | 9:15AM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.27m | 2:40PM0.34m | 2:59AM0.34m | 3:31PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | E 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | N 3 | S 3 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | E 16 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 142 | 142 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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