New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.2°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 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.7
SSE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.9
SSE
0.1
E
0.9
SSE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)101036131212101411134812121212121277777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8810818332313228654261591465736342525303030
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
ESE
25
SSW
10
W
20
W
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
1.94
4:23AM
2.09
4:45PM
1.96
5:13AM
2.08
5:34PM
1.96
6:01AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
0.17
10:05PM
0.09
10:40AM
0.14
10:58PM
0.08
11:31AM
0.13
11:49PM
0.09
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---8:15-------8:14-------8:12----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--249211111-------------
Temp. °C1414108911101010111111101099913141312111111
Feels °C (?)12134555333345664549111110998
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