New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999101010101010101010109999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5254844664185334774183633063002351921541501471441131088310685225207181
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
10
S
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
1.63
9:48PM
1.73
10:12AM
1.60
10:38PM
1.71
11:02AM
1.58
11:27PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
0.46
3:28PM
0.46
4:02AM
0.48
4:15PM
0.48
4:49AM
0.49
5:01PM
0.48
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:52-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:06-------6:04--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141415182221191817161921232015151513121313131313
Feels °C (?)9101316171615151412141518181213141311109998
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