
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | E 13 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 36 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49AM1.96m | 3:23PM2.18m | 3:45AM2.02m | 4:19PM2.24m | 4:42AM2.05m | 5:15PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.10m | 10:00AM-0.03m | 10:40PM0.05m | 10:58AM-0.07m | 11:37PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
14 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | ESE 9 | S 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 |
2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | S 12 | S 20 | S 18 | E 10 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | E 11 |
5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | SSE 2 | — |
27 | 36 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 49 | 10 | 154 | 249 | 239 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 33 |
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