
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 42 | 106 | 101 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 42 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47AM1.79m | 4:09PM1.87m | 4:30AM1.85m | 4:52PM1.88m | 5:15AM1.90m | 5:38PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.26m | 10:22PM0.25m | 10:44AM0.23m | 11:08PM0.22m | 11:34AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 |
66 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 50 | 14 | 23 | 106 | 101 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 32 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 14 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 4 | 48 | 42 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 42 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 11 | E 18 | S 10 | S 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | NE 7 | E 7 | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | 50 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | N 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 2 | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 10 | 23 | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 33 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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