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Brighton surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 28 Apr 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 281 | 471 | 1048 | 1246 | 1057 | 788 | 591 | 498 | 564 | 497 | 472 | 674 | 1200 | 1124 | 933 | 827 | 748 | 650 | 579 | 541 | 364 | 313 | 222 | 212 | 212 | 237 | 286 | 339 | 515 | 507 | 282 | 231 | 215 | 336 | 330 | 1710 | 2201 | 713 | 746 | 2103 | 1807 | 3436 | 1016 | 887 | 836 | 836 | 724 | 632 | 523 | 192 | 235 | 235 | 192 | 196 | 196 | 424 | 361 | 303 | 326 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:26AM 1.96 | 3:56PM 2.07 | 4:20AM 1.91 | 4:53PM 2.03 | 5:17AM 1.85 | 5:52PM 1.95 | 6:17AM 1.77 | 6:55PM 1.87 | 7:22AM 1.70 | 8:01PM 1.79 | 8:28AM 1.65 | 9:06PM 1.74 | 9:33AM 1.63 | 10:06PM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:17PM -0.00 | 9:38AM -0.02 | 10:15PM 0.06 | 10:35AM 0.03 | 11:15PM 0.14 | 11:35AM 0.10 | 12:17AM 0.21 | 12:38PM 0.17 | 1:21AM 0.28 | 1:42PM 0.23 | 2:23AM 0.32 | 2:45PM 0.27 | 3:23AM 0.34 | 3:43PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tue 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
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