New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.3° C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
619
172
142
105
94
71
69
54
52
52
55
57
57
57
41
40
38
36
36
73
80
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
0
SSE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:55PM2.19m
5:17AM2.05m
5:47PM2.16m
6:11AM2.02m
6:39PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:40AM-0.04m
11:15PM0.03m
11:35AM-0.02m
00:08AM0.03m
12:29PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
11
15
15
12
11
10
9
9
9
13
14
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
8
5
Feels °C
8
13
13
10
7
7
5
6
6
11
13
7
7
8
8
6
6
6
7
5
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