New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 NZDT
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New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (03 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (03 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)13138812121212888881212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3262694648595850505042515658232347411404449300240235224237246
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassonononononononglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
1.96
5:13AM
2.08
5:34PM
1.96
6:01AM
2.04
6:23PM
1.94
6:48AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.08
11:31AM
0.13
11:49PM
0.09
12:20PM
0.13
12:39AM
0.13
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-8:14-------8:12-------8:09------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C111110101091012131211109910111213131313131415
Feels °C (?)45665457889878888991011121413
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