
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 16 | 37 | 56 | 55 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 54 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:49PM2.02m | 2:15AM1.91m | 2:43PM2.03m | 3:08AM1.94m | 3:34PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.16m | 8:23AM0.12m | 8:56PM0.14m | 9:17AM0.12m | 9:48PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
31 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 14 | 37 | 56 | 55 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 54 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | S 18 | ESE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | S 16 | E 14 | E 14 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 9 | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 14 | S 18 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 40 |
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