New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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

1.6°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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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 11°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
12
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
286
281
225
212
170
167
167
133
136
127
98
100
186
178
176
188
203
205
139
109
83
48
48
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:19AM1.71m
3:46PM1.84m
4:02AM1.71m
4:28PM1.86m
4:45AM1.72m
5:11PM1.87m
Low Tide
9:13PM0.44m
9:24AM0.38m
9:58PM0.43m
10:08AM0.37m
10:43PM0.42m
10:52AM0.36m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
338
286
281
225
212
170
167
167
133
136
127
98
100
104
123
151
146
102
98
71
71
70
48
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
71
59
50
22
21
4
4
3
3
2
2
6
31
61
178
176
188
203
205
139
109
83
44
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.8
ENE
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
1
S
19
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
6
2
2
186
2
2
736
4
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
10
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
99
154
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
40
40
40
40
40
31
20
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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