New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.3° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
16
0.5
E
17
0.6
E
17
0.7
E
17
0.7
E
16
0.8
E
16
0.9
E
17
1
E
17
1
E
16
1
E
16
1
E
16
1
E
15
1
E
15
1
E
15
1
E
15
0.7
SSE
23
0.6
SSE
22
0.7
SSE
24
0.8
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
137
205
270
260
343
465
552
520
507
503
484
484
471
447
455
397
574
268
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
N
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:10PM2.24m
6:34AM2.05m
7:05PM2.18m
7:31AM2.01m
8:00PM2.09m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.00m
12:52PM-0.04m
1:28AM0.02m
1:48PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
8
6
7
8
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
9
13
13
11
Feels °C
6
5
6
7
6
3
4
5
7
6
7
6
3
4
3
6
10
10
8
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