New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.5° C

1.6°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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (26 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
8
1.1
ENE
11
0.8
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.4
SE
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
741
256
125
277
290
354
388
403
403
338
338
286
281
225
212
170
170
170
130
130
127
100
102
104
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:19PM1.81m
2:36AM1.71m
3:03PM1.82m
3:19AM1.71m
3:46PM1.84m
4:02AM1.71m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.44m
8:40AM0.38m
9:13PM0.44m
9:24AM0.38m
9:58PM0.43m
10:08AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
5
7
8
8
7
7
7
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
200
240
100
277
290
354
388
403
403
338
338
286
281
225
212
170
170
170
130
130
127
100
102
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
1.1
ENE
11
0.8
E
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SE
18
Energy kJ
42
256
125
6
31
33
67
62
59
53
71
59
50
22
21
4
4
3
3
2
2
6
9
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
1
S
18
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSE
18
0.8
S
9
Energy kJ
142
126
115
627
86
63
60
29
6
2
32
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
8
1.5
S
9
0.7
S
8
1.1
SSW
11
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
741
332
60
303
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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