Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
406 | 138 | 89 | 72 | 56 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:51AM1.81m | 10:14PM1.74m | 10:46AM1.78m | 11:08PM1.69m | 11:40AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.27m | 4:02PM0.36m | 4:24AM0.34m | 4:54PM0.42m | 5:13AM0.40m | 5:45PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SSE 12 | E 10 | NE 4 |
406 | 86 | 72 | 57 | 56 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 13 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 10 |
25 | 138 | 89 | 72 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 12 | — | S 16 | E 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
4 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 41 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
5337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 20 |
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