New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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

1.0°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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
80
77
75
74
73
74
132
137
135
126
168
121
158
115
110
290
430
387
386
157
130
143
138
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SE
10
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:35PM1.84m
6:52AM1.67m
7:16PM1.81m
7:34AM1.64m
7:57PM1.78m
8:17AM1.63m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.35m
00:55AM0.39m
1:04PM0.35m
1:38AM0.38m
1:47PM0.36m
2:21AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
11
13
13
14
15
14
12
13
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
7
5
6
6
7
9
8
7
6
7
7
5
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.4
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
1.4
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
85
80
77
75
74
73
74
132
137
61
126
168
121
158
115
110
187
132
121
386
157
130
143
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.4
NE
5
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.5
E
11
0.6
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
9
5
4
4
19
28
30
4
4
16
6
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
7
59
55
91
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
S
4
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
58
15
19
19
17
17
16
18
6
6
5
5
3
30
2
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
ENE
11
0.1
NE
7
0.7
N
4
1
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.5
S
3
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
14
1
1
36
135
2
12
37
18
21
16
290
430
387
14
17
6
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
40
9
0
0
0
0
31
40
9
0
40
40
40
40
40
135
54
45
124
10
20
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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