
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 44 | 41 | 219 | 241 | 212 | 202 | 155 | 134 | 120 | 87 | 116 | 205 | 170 | 132 | 122 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | off |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.86m | 6:18AM1.71m | 6:42PM1.83m | 7:00AM1.71m | 7:23PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.30m | 00:20AM0.34m | 12:31PM0.30m | 1:03AM0.33m | 1:16PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | -6 | -8 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
21 | 18 | 19 | 39 | 21 | 44 | 41 | 219 | 241 | 212 | 202 | 155 | 134 | 102 | 82 | 59 | 205 | 170 | 132 | 122 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 6 | ESE 16 | E 11 | SE 4 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | N 3 |
43 | 43 | 40 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 86 | 136 | 131 | 120 | 87 | 116 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SE 16 | N 4 | ESE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 23 | E 16 |
3 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 11 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
5 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 202 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 10 | 0 | 154 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 31 | 0 |
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