New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.2° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
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
SE
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
34
31
14
13
12
12
10
9
9
4
2
6
12
14
12
19
9
10
13
18
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
20
NNW
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:24AM1.84m
10:47PM1.81m
11:21AM1.80m
11:41PM1.74m
12:14PM1.78m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.29m
4:58AM0.27m
5:26PM0.37m
5:48AM0.33m
6:18PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
14
13
13
Feels °C
4
6
5
7
6
4
4
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
9
6
7
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