Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | N 3 | E 14 | E 14 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | E 3 | SE 15 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 12 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 75 | 26 | 25 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.94m | 7:35AM2.10m | 8:00PM1.93m | 8:32AM2.11m | 8:58PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.14m | 1:24AM0.09m | 2:02PM0.13m | 2:20AM0.08m | 3:00PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | N 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 16 | NE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | S 17 | SSE 17 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 29 | — | 26 | 25 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | ENE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 5 | E 13 | NE 7 | — | S 15 | E 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 18 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 8 | — | — | SE 14 | S 17 | — | NE 7 | S 15 | — | SE 12 | E 13 | NNW 3 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 12 | 18 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | E 3 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | SE 17 | SSW 12 | S 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 660 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 33 | 124 | 157 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 54 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
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