New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
3.8° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
NE
13
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
8
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
18
5
6
12
14
13
14
13
7
4
3
3
44
13
29
6
2
10
25
24
24
27
33
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
0
SE
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
10
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
45
NW
40
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:29AM1.77m
3:50PM1.83m
4:14AM1.85m
4:35PM1.87m
5:00AM1.94m
5:22PM1.90m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.29m
10:00PM0.25m
10:24AM0.24m
10:47PM0.20m
11:16AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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Temp °C
12
12
13
17
22
23
18
18
14
12
11
14
19
17
14
15
13
13
13
17
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
10
12
10
14
20
20
16
16
10
8
8
11
16
13
11
13
10
11
11
15
15
14
8
9
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