New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 2026 NZDT
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New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
E
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
2.1
NE
1.1
ENE
1.8
NE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)9555677712771171141145678888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)715101112182828341615101795923295573452131350120149
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
1.71
1:17PM
1.63
1:47AM
1.72
2:06PM
1.63
2:34AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.44
7:00AM
0.50
7:16PM
0.46
7:49AM
0.51
8:03PM
0.45
8:37AM
0.50
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:43-------6:45--
Sunset-8:44-------8:43-------8:42------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------2------
Temp. °C171718191916171916151414151516161717171919192122
Feels °C (?)141517171615151813121111121213131414161918161718
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