New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
3.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)--
Afternoon (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
232
250
211
176
133
110
81
78
71
54
40
41
45
29
64
44
50
37
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
5
WSW
10
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
10
SW
0
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:11PM1.96m
5:36AM1.97m
5:58PM1.92m
6:24AM1.95m
6:45PM1.87m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.14m
11:53AM0.18m
00:14AM0.18m
12:42PM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
15
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20
22
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18
15
14
12
12
13
13
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12
Feels °C
8
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10
12
12
14
17
21
18
17
13
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
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