Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 100 | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 187 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 284 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.79m | 2:08AM1.68m | 2:35PM1.81m | 2:51AM1.69m | 3:18PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.47m | 8:08AM0.41m | 8:42PM0.46m | 8:52AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 187 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 284 | 289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 6 | S 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 41 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 133 | 52 | 106 | 37 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 123 | 133 | 10 | 15 | 10 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 3 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
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