New Brighton Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for New Brighton Beach

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (04 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
1.1
NE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
54
75
29
33
28
88
110
88
118
38
58
67
37
58
43
36
35
31
31
42
59
68
45
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
NE
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
off
High Tide
7:26AM1.65m
7:50PM1.80m
8:10AM1.62m
8:34PM1.76m
8:54AM1.59m
9:17PM1.73m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.42m
1:36PM0.40m
2:11AM0.42m
2:20PM0.41m
2:55AM0.43m
3:04PM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
15
17
16
15
14
13
14
14
16
17
16
14
14
13
12
12
13
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
7
8
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
10
12
14
12
12
12
10
8
8
10
9
10
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.8
ENE
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.2
S
13
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
75
54
25
28
33
22
88
17
16
16
38
58
13
37
58
43
36
35
31
31
42
59
68
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
S
12
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.3
NNW
3
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
16
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
33
3
52
29
28
28
5
6
5
1
13
13
1
3
6
2
3
3
5
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
12
3
3
13
13
3
3
3
1
1
2
12
4
4
3
5
5
3
2
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
1.1
NE
6
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
13
13
75
5
5
7
9
110
88
118
17
3
67
7
3
6
2
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
20
20
40
43
40
20
40
47
47
40
43
40
10
0
4
5
33
33
33
4
0
40
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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