New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.9°C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
E
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.7
NNW
4
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
SSE
17
0.6
SE
17
0.8
ESE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
40
41
20
16
29
16
40
40
16
28
15
15
17
30
29
16
12
14
14
28
235
344
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
10
NW
5
S
5
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:36AM1.66m
2:03PM1.79m
2:20AM1.68m
2:45PM1.82m
3:01AM1.70m
3:26PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.42m
8:07PM0.46m
8:18AM0.39m
8:51PM0.43m
9:02AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
12
15
15
12
12
15
15
15
17
17
15
13
10
9
9
10
10
12
11
9
Feels °C
4
4
4
10
11
12
9
8
10
9
8
9
10
12
11
8
6
6
7
8
10
6
4
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