Lone Pine Brighton Surf Break

Lone Pine Brighton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 43.51° S 172.74° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lone Pine Brighton sea temperature is
10.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Lone Pine Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Lone Pine Brighton surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, ENE swell with 1,756 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE 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 Sunday (Jul 05) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Lone Pine Brighton in the next 16 days are 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 9PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Sun 5th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 9s
Best Surf12PM (Tue 7th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 10s
Most Powerful12PM (Wed 8th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lone Pine Brighton over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
!
0
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
9
1.5
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
19
1.3
SE
6
1.4
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
411
141
181
141
122
103
340
500
541
584
1720
1659
588
646
434
426
333
279
200
192
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
15
NNW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
SW
10
SSW
5
S
30
SE
20
SSW
20
SE
15
S
20
SW
10
SW
5
NE
10
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:57PM1.78m
8:17AM1.63m
8:39PM1.75m
9:01AM1.63m
9:22PM1.74m
9:48AM1.66m
10:09PM1.73m
10:39AM1.71m
11:01PM1.75m
11:34AM1.79m
11:56PM1.78m
12:31PM1.89m
00:53AM1.83m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.38m
2:31PM0.38m
3:03AM0.38m
3:16PM0.38m
3:47AM0.36m
4:04PM0.38m
4:33AM0.33m
4:55PM0.36m
5:21AM0.29m
5:49PM0.32m
6:13AM0.24m
6:46PM0.28m
7:07AM0.17m
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8:02
8:02
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
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5:04
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
4
2
12
15
6
6
13
3
3
Temp °C
14
13
13
11
7
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
9
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
8
6
10
7
3
7
6
6
7
6
8
9
4
7
7
8
5
7
7
6
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
104
21
141
181
141
66
45
340
500
541
584
1720
1659
588
646
434
426
333
279
200
192
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.6
NE
8
0.1
S
21
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.8
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
16
0.7
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
3
7
42
9
52
71
201
118
104
69
54
158
125
156
114
6
26
234
5
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
13
0.4
E
10
0.5
S
14
0.2
S
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
20
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
5
23
4
34
94
29
102
69
39
10
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
9
1.5
ENE
10
0.5
N
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSE
19
1.3
SE
6
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
11
0.1
S
16
1.8
SSE
6
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
16
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
135
411
6
5
122
103
73
27
16
5
565
606
5
255
7
5
37
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
1
2
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
43
38
5
0
0
0
173
212
5
1
0
5
85
128
173
0
1
0
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
6
5
6
8
7
5
5
9
8
9
9
5
7
5
4
8
4
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Information about the Lone Pine Brighton Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Lone Pine Brighton provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 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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