New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.0°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.7
NNW
4
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
1.2
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
40
40
40
17
24
15
15
16
30
30
26
13
14
14
28
30
77
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03PM1.79m
2:20AM1.68m
2:45PM1.82m
3:01AM1.70m
3:26PM1.84m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.46m
8:18AM0.39m
8:51PM0.43m
9:02AM0.35m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
2
Temp °C
16
15
12
11
14
14
15
17
16
16
13
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
8
Feels °C
13
12
9
7
9
8
8
10
10
13
11
7
6
5
7
8
10
10
5
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