New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.2° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ENE
13
0.6
NE
5
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
82
82
19
56
33
30
29
26
25
24
23
13
12
12
11
17
16
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
W
5
N
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
6:11PM1.97m
6:38AM1.95m
7:01PM1.90m
7:29AM1.90m
7:52PM1.82m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.12m
00:31AM0.14m
12:57PM0.19m
1:20AM0.20m
1:49PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
13
13
10
10
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
5
6
7
8
7
11
9
7
7
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
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