New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.7° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
15
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
13
4
12
14
26
24
23
20
20
19
40
63
58
84
83
81
75
71
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-on
off
High Tide
8:45PM1.75m
9:15AM1.80m
9:39PM1.69m
10:09AM1.77m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.34m
2:59AM0.34m
3:31PM0.40m
3:48AM0.40m
4:21PM0.45m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
2
3
3
Temp °C
17
14
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
7
8
10
10
8
Feels °C
12
10
6
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
5
8
7
6
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