Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 161 | 117 | 267 | 264 | 258 | 240 | 162 | 123 | 67 | 62 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.82m | 8:07AM1.84m | 8:31PM1.80m | 9:02AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.27m | 2:04AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.28m | 2:55AM0.25m | 3:27PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 163 | 161 | 111 | 267 | 264 | 258 | 240 | 162 | 123 | 67 | 62 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | N 3 | E 11 | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 73 | 61 | 117 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | N 3 | E 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 43 | 43 |
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