New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
13.1°C
3.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ESE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
47
29
81
64
50
34
88
70
54
41
36
26
24
30
20
18
15
9
17
12
55
23
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
5
W
10
NNW
5
ESE
5
SSE
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:24AM1.95m
6:45PM1.87m
7:11AM1.93m
7:32PM1.81m
7:59AM1.89m
8:21PM1.75m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.23m
1:01AM0.23m
1:32PM0.28m
1:48AM0.28m
2:21PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:43
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7:49
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1
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Temp °C
16
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
12
12
15
20
23
18
18
13
11
11
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
10
9
13
18
20
17
17
8
6
8
6
9
9
9
8
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