Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 15 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 109 | 86 | 60 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 116 | 289 | 280 | 168 | 109 | 79 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:24PM2.07m | 9:55AM1.91m | 10:22PM1.97m | 10:54AM1.86m | 11:18PM1.89m | 11:51AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.08m | 4:05PM0.14m | 4:38AM0.14m | 5:01PM0.22m | 5:30AM0.20m | 5:55PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — |
mm | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 109 | 86 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 116 | 289 | 280 | 168 | 109 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 3 | — | S 9 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 79 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | E 14 | — | — | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 60 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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