Surf Forecasts:
Lone Pine Brighton surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 19 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period, S swell with 407 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 19 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E 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 Saturday (Sep 19) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 16s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lone Pine Brighton in the next 16 days are 1.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lone Pine Brighton over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 47 | 42 | 25 | 46 | 407 | 100 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.65m | 11:03AM1.74m | 11:26PM1.63m | 11:54AM1.74m | 00:15AM1.63m | 12:41PM1.74m | 1:01AM1.64m | 1:26PM1.76m | 1:44AM1.66m | 2:07PM1.79m | 2:25AM1.69m | 2:48PM1.82m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.44m | 5:10PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.46m | 5:58PM0.49m | 6:11AM0.45m | 6:44PM0.47m | 6:56AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | 7:41AM0.39m | 8:12PM0.40m | 8:25AM0.34m | 8:55PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | NNE 3 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 84 | 11 | 42 | 25 | 46 | 9 | 100 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | — | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SE 4 | SE 12 | SE 5 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 23 | — | 31 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 12 | NE 8 | — | E 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | S 17 | SE 12 | — | E 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | S 14 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | SSW 3 | NE 5 | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 407 | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 85 | 354 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 173 | 29 | 25 | 29 |
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