New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.6°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
E
14
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.2
E
14
0.7
N
4
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
41
23
15
15
18
63
70
41
41
37
18
18
18
24
27
34
30
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
35
W
40
WNW
30
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
10
W
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:18PM1.77m
1:36AM1.66m
2:03PM1.79m
2:20AM1.68m
2:45PM1.82m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.44m
7:21PM0.48m
7:34AM0.42m
8:07PM0.46m
8:18AM0.39m
8:51PM0.43m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
13
11
9
8
7
7
7
12
16
14
12
13
14
15
15
16
17
16
11
Feels °C
3
7
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
9
12
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
11
14
7
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