Lone Pine Brighton surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 18 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
17.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Mar 18) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. 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 1.1m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Mar 20) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Mar 18) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Wed 18th Mar)1.5ft (0.5m) 7s
Best Surf 7AM (Sun 22nd Mar)3ft (0.9m) 9s
Most Powerful10PM (Fri 20th Mar)3.5ft (1.1m) 12s

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 Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.6
NE
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
NE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)4777741312121110101010101099566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)213739163510172543372422211671251238988153161542537
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
SE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
SW
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
15
E
0
SW
15
E
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassononcross-
on
offononononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.83
5:28AM
1.93
5:50PM
1.90
6:14AM
1.95
6:37PM
1.95
7:02AM
1.96
7:28PM
1.99
7:53AM
1.94
8:22PM
2.02
8:48AM
1.92
9:20PM
2.02
9:46AM
1.89
10:21PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
0.25
11:16PM
0.19
11:44AM
0.19
12:05AM
0.15
12:32PM
0.15
12:57AM
0.13
1:22PM
0.12
1:52AM
0.13
2:15PM
0.12
2:48AM
0.15
3:10PM
0.12
3:45AM
0.17
4:07PM
0.14
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise7:26--7:28--7:30--7:31--7:31--7:33--7:35--
Sunset-7:45--7:44--7:42--7:39--7:38--7:37--7:35-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212015131313141413141413141514141414171614
Feels °C (?)19161410910131211111111111312101011161414
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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 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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