New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.7°C
2.0° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
NE
4
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.4
ESE
16
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.7
ENE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
6
2
20
20
20
82
38
38
38
66
60
59
59
178
56
55
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
ESE
0
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:06AM1.74m
3:28PM1.84m
3:47AM1.79m
4:09PM1.87m
Low Tide
8:55PM0.35m
9:10AM0.30m
9:38PM0.30m
9:56AM0.26m
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light rain
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clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
7
8
10
12
14
12
Feels °C
7
5
4
4
7
6
6
7
6
6
6
4
4
7
9
13
10
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