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Brighton Surf Forecast
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Brighton surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 343 | 555 | 355 | 264 | 225 | 162 | 101 | 82 | 120 | 93 | 80 | 86 | 81 | 69 | 68 | 39 | 36 | 23 | 85 | 142 | 125 | 84 | 81 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:05AM 1.86 | 2:27PM 1.93 | 2:51AM 1.88 | 3:16PM 1.98 | 3:40AM 1.88 | 4:08PM 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:52PM 0.08 | 8:14AM 0.09 | 8:41PM 0.06 | 9:01AM 0.06 | 9:32PM 0.08 | 9:52AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
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