
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 286 | 281 | 225 | 212 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 133 | 136 | 127 | 98 | 100 | 186 | 178 | 176 | 188 | 203 | 205 | 139 | 109 | 83 | 48 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:19AM1.71m | 3:46PM1.84m | 4:02AM1.71m | 4:28PM1.86m | 4:45AM1.72m | 5:11PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.44m | 9:24AM0.38m | 9:58PM0.43m | 10:08AM0.37m | 10:43PM0.42m | 10:52AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
338 | 286 | 281 | 225 | 212 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 133 | 136 | 127 | 98 | 100 | 104 | 123 | 151 | 146 | 102 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 48 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
71 | 59 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 61 | 178 | 176 | 188 | 203 | 205 | 139 | 109 | 83 | 44 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 186 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 736 | — | — | 4 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 99 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 20 | 40 |
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