New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
17
0.1
NE
5
0.6
S
16
0.5
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
19
11
10
10
10
10
13
14
5
5
14
21
14
14
64
23
4
2
30
1
0
116
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:49AM1.98m
9:14PM1.85m
9:47AM1.99m
10:14PM1.84m
10:49AM1.99m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.18m
3:16PM0.21m
3:36AM0.18m
4:13PM0.22m
4:33AM0.17m
5:11PM0.21m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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mod rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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7:00
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7:36
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6
4
2
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Temp °C
8
8
9
13
14
11
11
10
9
8
10
18
17
15
14
11
8
8
7
8
10
9
8
Feels °C
5
4
6
11
11
8
9
8
7
6
7
14
14
13
12
10
6
6
3
4
5
5
5
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