Lone Pine Brighton surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 08 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Lone Pine Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lone Pine Brighton sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lone Pine Brighton this week:

The surf forecast for Lone Pine Brighton over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Mar 08) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Lone Pine Brighton in the next 12 days are 0.8m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Mar 12) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Mar 09) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Sun 8th Mar)2.5ft (0.8m) 6s
Best Surf 7AM (Sat 14th Mar)2.5ft (0.8m) 12s
Most Powerful 7PM (Thu 12th Mar)2.5ft (0.8m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lone Pine Brighton over the next 12 days.


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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
1.1
NE
0.4
SE
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)67167761413124111161215151413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183301222710102017721419197549221220191144803734
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
WSW
15
ENE
30
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
NNW
30
NW
40
NNW
25
N
15
SSW
20
S
5
N
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
offoncross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
1.77
9:40PM
1.78
10:03AM
1.70
10:33PM
1.75
10:56AM
1.65
11:26PM
1.72
11:50AM
1.62
12:19AM
1.71
12:41PM
1.60
1:09AM
1.71
1:30PM
1.61
1:56AM
1.73
2:15PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
0.32
3:28PM
0.33
3:56AM
0.39
4:16PM
0.39
4:46AM
0.45
5:03PM
0.44
5:35AM
0.49
5:51PM
0.47
6:24AM
0.51
6:39PM
0.48
7:12AM
0.51
7:25PM
0.46
7:59AM
0.48
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise-7:15--7:16--7:16--7:18--7:20--7:20--7:22-
Sunset--8:02--8:01--8:00--7:58--7:55--7:54--7:52
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C162319151212121212121314141823202020141317
Feels °C (?)142318118910877101091617141617111015
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The above surf forecast table for Lone Pine Brighton provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Lone Pine Brighton can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Lone Pine Brighton surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Lone Pine Brighton) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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