New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.7
N
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
N
3
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
13
12
12
11
17
4
18
19
16
9
13
5
4
6
4
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:01PM1.90m
7:29AM1.90m
7:52PM1.82m
8:21AM1.85m
8:45PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.20m
1:49PM0.27m
2:10AM0.27m
2:40PM0.34m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
9
8
8
11
16
15
11
9
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
6
5
5
9
13
12
9
7
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