New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.8° C
0.6° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
N
4
0.3
E
14
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.2
E
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.2
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
18
12
12
11
13
18
22
46
52
23
32
39
40
15
37
15
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
15
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNE
35
N
25
NNW
45
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:01AM1.66m
12:31PM1.76m
00:50AM1.65m
1:18PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.43m
6:34PM0.49m
6:48AM0.44m
7:21PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
7
6
6
8
15
15
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
11
8
Feels °C
7
4
2
3
4
8
8
6
7
6
6
2
-1
2
3
3
4
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