New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.0°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 5PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)99910101011121313121211111110141091413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42442490727133549657273096596577362548333826916414412012412985845782
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
20
ENE
10
SSE
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
E
10
N
35
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
1.61
12:56AM
1.75
1:17PM
1.66
1:39AM
1.79
2:01PM
1.73
2:23AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
0.45
6:31PM
0.41
7:04AM
0.40
7:17PM
0.35
7:48AM
0.34
8:05PM
0.29
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------
Sunset---6:00------5:59-------5:57-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C1615151515141311131619171515141414171714121098
Feels °C (?)141213141410871115161010991110121288544
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