New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.1°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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)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 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
49
50
49
48
47
47
67
46
50
62
86
83
80
83
82
106
73
100
140
137
135
125
123
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
0
N
0
W
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
0
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
5
SE
0
SE
5
NW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:28AM1.71m
5:53PM1.86m
6:10AM1.69m
6:35PM1.84m
6:52AM1.67m
7:16PM1.81m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.35m
00:11AM0.39m
12:20PM0.35m
00:55AM0.39m
1:04PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part 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>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
Energy kJ
50
49
50
49
48
47
47
67
46
50
62
86
83
80
83
82
106
73
100
140
137
135
125
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
S
8
0.4
S
14
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
15
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.1
S
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
8
8
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
1
58
5
4
4
17
51
51
4
61
8
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
17
16
13
12
11
4
4
5
4
3
3
1
15
19
19
17
17
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
Energy kJ
21
21
10
10
52
5
5
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
12
33
31
9
0
0
0
0
33
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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