New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
12.1° C

2.1°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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jun)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
8
8
21
116
254
273
162
103
45
40
36
34
31
29
14
12
12
11
15
14
34
42
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
S
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:22PM1.97m
10:54AM1.86m
11:18PM1.89m
11:51AM1.83m
00:12AM1.81m
12:44PM1.81m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.14m
5:01PM0.22m
5:30AM0.20m
5:55PM0.30m
6:21AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
5
6
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
10
9
8
8
21
116
254
273
162
9
11
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
15
14
13
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
14
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
3
4
8
8
21
8
103
45
40
36
34
31
29
14
12
12
11
10
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
3
13
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
Energy kJ
21
8
31
35
34
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
43
33
33
33
4
40
40
40
20
9
0
4
4
4
20
20
20
20
20
20
43
20
40
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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