New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.5° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
103
101
99
66
138
135
41
42
43
41
62
23
44
39
219
249
268
295
195
140
Wind (km/h)
20
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
25
W
45
SW
50
SW
40
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:21PM1.87m
5:37AM1.72m
6:01PM1.86m
6:18AM1.71m
6:42PM1.83m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.31m
11:37PM0.36m
11:47AM0.30m
00:20AM0.34m
12:31PM0.30m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
2
5
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
7
5
6
6
4
4
6
8
7
6
Feels °C
6
7
8
7
4
4
8
5
4
3
7
-3
-6
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
3
4
2
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