New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
12.2° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
273
162
103
45
40
36
34
31
29
13
12
11
12
16
17
42
93
151
207
176
151
146
156
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NE
0
E
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
SE
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:18PM1.89m
11:51AM1.83m
00:12AM1.81m
12:44PM1.81m
1:03AM1.76m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.22m
5:30AM0.20m
5:55PM0.30m
6:21AM0.26m
6:48PM0.37m
7:09AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
7
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
9
10
8
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
8
7
4
6
8
8
7
8
7
6
7
6
7
8
11
4
6
4
3
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
254
273
162
10
11
10
10
10
11
5
5
8
9
12
16
17
4
2
151
207
176
151
146
156
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
8
8
103
45
40
36
34
31
29
13
12
11
11
4
4
4
5
2
2
4
4
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
32
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.3
NE
3
0.7
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
Energy kJ
21
9
39
44
1
42
93
4
5
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
Distance (km)
40
40
20
9
0
4
4
4
4
33
20
20
20
20
43
40
40
40
0
0
4
0
0
169
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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