Surf Forecasts:
Lone Pine Brighton surf forecast from 13 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 16 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 16 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period, SE swell with 1,090 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 14 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lone Pine Brighton this week:
The surf forecast for Lone Pine Brighton over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lone Pine Brighton in the next 16 days are 2.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 16) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Friday (Oct 16) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 14th Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Fri 16th Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 16th Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lone Pine Brighton over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 16 | ESE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 247 | 343 | 1090 | 305 | 634 | 59 | 650 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.81m | 7:59AM1.89m | 8:21PM1.75m | 8:48AM1.85m | 9:12PM1.70m | 9:39AM1.80m | 10:04PM1.66m | 10:31AM1.76m | 10:56PM1.62m | 11:22AM1.73m | 11:47PM1.60m | 12:12PM1.72m | 00:36AM1.59m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.28m | 2:21PM0.33m | 2:36AM0.34m | 3:10PM0.38m | 3:24AM0.39m | 3:58PM0.42m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:47PM0.45m | 5:00AM0.46m | 5:34PM0.47m | 5:46AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.47m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1090 | 305 | 92 | 59 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | N 3 | SE 4 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | E 10 | — | — | ENE 8 | S 15 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | E 6 | NE 8 | SSW 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 | NE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 2 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 247 | 343 | 384 | 4 | 634 | 1 | 650 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 139 | 25 |
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