Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 55 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 49 | 69 | 45 | 70 | 44 | 79 | 96 | 82 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:11AM2.02m | 6:39PM2.09m | 7:05AM1.98m | 7:31PM2.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.03m | 12:29PM0.02m | 1:01AM0.06m | 1:23PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 49 | 69 | 33 | 42 | 39 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 9 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 4 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 13 | E 10 | ESE 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | S 18 | S 3 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSW 3 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 105 | 7 | 26 | 89 | 70 | 3 | 79 | 96 | 82 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 155 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 0 |
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