
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
54 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 258 | 516 | 73 | 37 | 28 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.79m | 12:16PM1.94m | 00:39AM1.84m | 1:15PM2.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.22m | 6:32PM0.27m | 6:52AM0.16m | 7:30PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
54 | 49 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 161 | 73 | 37 | 28 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
13 | 12 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | E 14 | — | — | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | E 14 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 258 | 516 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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