Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 133 | 109 | 80 | 86 | 112 | 158 | 717 | 130 | 198 | 288 | 375 | 396 | 403 | 345 | 345 | 291 | 286 | 238 | 229 | 184 | 171 | 164 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.72m | 2:19PM1.81m | 2:36AM1.71m | 3:03PM1.82m | 3:19AM1.71m | 3:46PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.41m | 7:55AM0.36m | 8:26PM0.44m | 8:40AM0.38m | 9:13PM0.44m | 9:24AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 98 | 80 | 82 | 68 | 86 | 112 | 158 | 109 | 80 | 198 | 288 | 375 | 396 | 403 | 345 | 345 | 291 | 286 | 238 | 229 | 184 | 171 | 164 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 80 | 52 | 74 | 63 | 98 | 130 | 41 | 31 | 33 | 67 | 62 | 59 | 52 | 70 | 56 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 152 | 6 | 97 | 627 | 86 | 61 | 41 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 133 | 109 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 717 | — | 157 | — | 104 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 155 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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