
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 11 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | SSE 11 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | SE 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SE 10 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 77 | 34 | 44 | 52 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.87m | 9:27PM1.78m | 10:02AM1.89m | 10:27PM1.79m | 11:03AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.25m | 3:27PM0.29m | 3:49AM0.24m | 4:24PM0.29m | 4:45AM0.22m | 5:22PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | S 18 |
35 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 44 | 52 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | SE 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | E 10 |
4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 77 | 9 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 135 | 154 | 124 | 154 | 49 | 239 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 49 | 82 | 124 | 43 |
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