
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
102 | 28 | 53 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 61 | 100 | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:04PM1.78m | 1:22AM1.68m | 1:51PM1.79m | 2:08AM1.68m | 2:35PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.46m | 7:23AM0.41m | 7:56PM0.47m | 8:08AM0.41m | 8:42PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
3 | 28 | 53 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | SE 6 |
2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 100 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 42 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 12 | — | S 8 | — | E 19 | SE 5 | E 18 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNW 3 | W 2 | — | SSW 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
102 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 222 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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