Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 122 | 117 | 77 | 106 | 138 | 167 | 110 | 110 | 121 | 85 | 108 | 57 | 111 | 61 | 57 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.75m | 10:17AM1.80m | 10:40PM1.76m | 11:16AM1.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.29m | 4:37PM0.33m | 5:00AM0.26m | 5:34PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 177 | 122 | 117 | 77 | 98 | 106 | 135 | 110 | 110 | 121 | 85 | 108 | 57 | 111 | 61 | 57 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 42 | — | 68 | 60 | 75 | 64 | 54 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | S 9 | S 9 | E 16 | SSE 14 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 106 | 138 | 167 | 14 | 31 | 171 | 136 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 33 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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