Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 89 | 95 | 98 | 154 | 158 | 156 | 116 | 120 | 264 | 264 | 258 | 252 | 171 | 135 | 68 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.81m | 6:52PM1.84m | 7:17AM1.83m | 7:40PM1.82m | 8:07AM1.84m | 8:31PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.26m | 1:15AM0.26m | 1:39PM0.27m | 2:04AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | NE 7 | E 10 | SE 5 | NE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SE 13 |
79 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 95 | 98 | 154 | 158 | 156 | 116 | 120 | 264 | 264 | 258 | 252 | 171 | 135 | 68 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 9 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | NNE 3 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 |
2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 4 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
— | 121 | 49 | 330 | 345 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 81 | 655 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 9 |
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