
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 49 | 47 | 38 | 62 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 11:41PM1.74m | 12:14PM1.78m | 00:33AM1.70m | 1:04PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.37m | 5:48AM0.33m | 6:18PM0.43m | 6:36AM0.38m | 7:08PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 12 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 62 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | SE 12 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 13 | NE 4 | — | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 12 | S 8 | S 8 |
4 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | — | SSE 3 |
— | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 49 | 47 | 5 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 169 | 82 | 309 | 249 | 169 | 154 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
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