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Brighton surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
14.5° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (07 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121211111111111011131313141413131212776915
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56565433312423231013176562120110999561589919716146178
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
0
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
1.93
6:56PM
1.79
7:27AM
1.82
7:50PM
1.70
8:20AM
1.71
8:46PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.17
1:15AM
0.14
1:47PM
0.23
2:09AM
0.23
2:40PM
0.30
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise-5:56-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset-----9:30-------9:30-------9:30--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----61------1-1-1------
Temp. °C141415181815151414141719181616151414141919171312
Feels °C (?)131314171716161414141717161515151412101313131210
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