New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
3.8° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
37
28
23
22
23
24
50
66
67
51
49
47
44
42
42
45
48
24
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
0
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:56PM1.62m
11:22AM1.73m
11:47PM1.60m
12:12PM1.72m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.45m
5:00AM0.46m
5:34PM0.47m
5:46AM0.46m
6:20PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
9
8
8
9
10
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
17
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
7
5
5
7
8
10
10
8
7
9
10
10
11
13
9
10
9
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