Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 47 | 123 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 308 | 195 | 209 | 156 | 194 | 216 | 187 | 191 | 187 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:06PM1.78m | 8:31AM1.72m | 8:53PM1.76m | 9:22AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.33m | 2:31AM0.32m | 2:52PM0.34m | 3:18AM0.31m | 3:43PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 195 | 209 | 156 | 194 | 216 | 187 | 191 | 187 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSE 16 | E 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | E 12 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 47 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 60 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 12 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 20 | E 16 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 3207 | 123 | 339 | 498 | 599 | 426 | 411 | 374 | 308 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 0 | 55 | 302 | 302 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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