New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.1°C
1.7° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
32
19
19
11
36
35
34
32
5
5
5
5
26
57
107
151
226
291
232
175
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
0
NE
5
SSW
10
N
10
N
15
WSW
10
SW
10
E
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:43PM2.11m
4:06AM2.01m
4:33PM2.09m
4:57AM2.01m
5:22PM2.04m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.04m
10:00PM0.08m
10:21AM0.04m
10:52PM0.07m
11:14AM0.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
6
9
8
6
5
5
5
6
8
14
11
9
8
8
6
7
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
1
3
4
2
2
2
1
2
6
11
9
7
5
5
2
3
6
4
3
3
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