
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 27 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 55 | 51 | 13 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.99m | 11:16PM1.84m | 11:51AM2.00m | 00:18AM1.85m | 12:52PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.21m | 5:31AM0.16m | 6:09PM0.20m | 6:29AM0.15m | 7:07PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
1 | 27 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 55 | 51 | 12 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 12 | E 16 | E 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 14 | — | S 15 |
4 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | — | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | E 14 | — | S 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 11 | S 19 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 43 |
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