Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | NNW 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 212 | 199 | 146 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:26PM1.63m | 11:54AM1.74m | 00:15AM1.63m | 12:41PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.46m | 5:58PM0.49m | 6:11AM0.45m | 6:44PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 212 | 199 | 146 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 7 | N 4 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NNE 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | — | 9 | 9 | 32 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | — | S 16 | NE 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 13 | S 15 | SSE 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 21 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 330 | 371 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 4 | 154 | 20 | 0 | 435 | 709 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 20 |
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