New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.4° C
0.9° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
19
0.7
SSE
19
0.7
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
319
312
186
172
107
99
76
46
34
31
29
13
12
12
9
9
9
4
2
6
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
0
E
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:27AM1.89m
9:51PM1.90m
10:24AM1.84m
10:47PM1.81m
11:21AM1.80m
Low Tide
3:38PM0.20m
4:07AM0.19m
4:33PM0.29m
4:58AM0.27m
5:26PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
7
6
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
8
6
6
5
5
4
8
8
7
7
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