New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C

1.4°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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
83
79
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
22
116
286
276
166
105
78
40
36
34
31
29
14
12
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
E
10
SE
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
0
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
9:55AM1.91m
10:22PM1.97m
10:54AM1.86m
11:18PM1.89m
11:51AM1.83m
Low Tide
3:44AM0.08m
4:05PM0.14m
4:38AM0.14m
5:01PM0.22m
5:30AM0.20m
5:55PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
4
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
9
9
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
10
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
7
6
7
8
6
4
6
7
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
17
0.7
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
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
86
18
7
2
2
10
10
9
8
8
22
116
286
276
166
10
11
9
9
11
12
11
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
14
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
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
Energy kJ
5
10
10
3
10
2
1
1
4
8
8
8
8
105
78
40
36
34
31
29
14
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
4
36
26
10
3
13
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
83
79
8
10
32
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
124
33
20
33
43
43
33
43
43
4
33
40
40
20
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
6
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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