Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 281 | 169 | 105 | 82 | 62 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 44 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.87m | 5:03AM1.77m | 5:26PM1.87m | 5:45AM1.79m | 6:08PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.28m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:15AM0.26m | 11:44PM0.28m | 12:01PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NW 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 169 | 105 | 82 | 62 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | N 3 | ESE 13 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 4 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 104 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 96 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 11 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | ENE 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | ENE 8 | — | N 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 254 | 281 | 7 | 21 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 13 | — | 37 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 85 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 45 | 20 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 49 | 154 | 5 | 177 |
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