Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | NNE 4 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 82 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 178 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06AM1.74m | 3:28PM1.84m | 3:47AM1.79m | 4:09PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM0.35m | 9:10AM0.30m | 9:38PM0.30m | 9:56AM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | S 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | SE 7 | E 13 | NNE 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | E 18 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 50 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ESE 16 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 13 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 178 | 42 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 54 | 45 | 4 | 33 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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