Lone Pine Brighton surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Apr 24) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. 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 0.7m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Apr 30) 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 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Apr 30) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6AM (Fri 24th Apr)2ft (0.6m) 9s
Best Surf12PM (Thu 30th Apr)2.5ft (0.7m) 15s
Most Powerful 3PM (Thu 30th Apr)2.5ft (0.7m) 15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.7
N
3
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
42
25
14
24
21
3
7
8
51
59
16
11
8
7
8
23
19
11
60
204
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
10
WSW
10
NE
5
ESE
10
WSW
5
N
5
E
10
W
5
SSW
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
NW
10
WSW
15
E
5
E
10
W
5
NW
15
NNW
15
WSW
5
SSW
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
on
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:09PM2.07m
10:38AM1.90m
11:10PM2.04m
11:39AM1.88m
00:09AM2.00m
12:37PM1.87m
1:03AM1.96m
1:31PM1.87m
1:54AM1.92m
2:21PM1.86m
2:41AM1.88m
3:08PM1.86m
3:27AM1.85m
3:52PM1.87m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.14m
4:48PM0.12m
5:26AM0.16m
5:46PM0.15m
6:22AM0.17m
6:42PM0.18m
7:15AM0.19m
7:36PM0.22m
8:06AM0.21m
8:28PM0.25m
8:53AM0.23m
9:17PM0.28m
9:39AM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:18
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5:40
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:36
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
10
11
14
13
15
19
18
19
21
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
15
18
17
13
12
8
8
11
10
13
16
16
16
19
13
11
12
13
12
10
10
12
16
12
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NE
7
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
S
16
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
15
Energy kJ
65
42
25
14
24
21
1
1
11
59
16
11
8
7
3
3
1
5
60
204
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
16
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
6
2
2
4
6
6
3
7
8
51
1
1
5
23
19
2
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
21
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
21
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
8
2
2
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
N
3
Energy kJ
1
5
2
2
2
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
29
25
25
25
38
29
29
36
0
29
29
29
40
29
25
25
38
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
4
2
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
3
4
3
3
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
6
6
8
5
6
6
4
6
9
5
8
5
6
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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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