Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 356 | 424 | 1080 | 505 | 381 | 361 | 402 | 402 | 505 | 442 | 426 | 354 | 347 | 361 | 379 | 379 | 317 | 257 | 247 | 272 | 272 | 216 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.71m | 11:01PM1.75m | 11:34AM1.79m | 11:56PM1.78m | 12:31PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:55PM0.36m | 5:21AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.32m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 349 | 356 | 424 | 1080 | 505 | 381 | 361 | 402 | 402 | 505 | 442 | 426 | 354 | 347 | 361 | 379 | 379 | 317 | 257 | 247 | 272 | 272 | 216 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 22 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 85 | 55 | 158 | 145 | 203 | 198 | 122 | 9 | 202 | 4 | 129 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 |
| kJ | 89 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 61 | 96 | — | — | — | 9 | 36 | 68 | 117 | 112 | 152 | 215 | 304 | 198 | 124 | 78 | 53 | 77 | 5 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | S 18 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 19 | SSW 13 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 52 | 6 | 434 | 6 | 31 | 47 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 179 | 7 | 538 | 33 | — | — | — | 256 | 24 | 28 | — | 117 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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