Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 21 | 9 | 186 | 193 | 193 | 53 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | off |
High Tide | 11:54AM1.74m | 00:15AM1.63m | 12:41PM1.74m | 1:01AM1.64m | 1:26PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.49m | 6:11AM0.45m | 6:44PM0.47m | 6:56AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 46 | 21 | 9 | 186 | 193 | 193 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | SE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 24 | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 8 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | E 13 | ENE 7 | — | SE 13 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 13 | S 16 | S 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | S 8 | S 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 4 | 264 | 386 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 805 | 709 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 43 | 33 | 124 | 155 | 33 | 20 | 43 | 20 | 33 |
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