New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
41
128
61
314
277
100
111
194
673
553
470
334
249
296
218
151
135
100
68
76
47
65
101
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
NE
25
N
40
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
15
SW
5
S
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
on
on
on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:11PM1.74m
9:33AM1.58m
9:57PM1.72m
10:20AM1.57m
10:43PM1.71m
11:05AM1.57m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.45m
3:29AM0.46m
3:39PM0.46m
4:13AM0.46m
4:23PM0.46m
4:57AM0.45m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
7:28
7:30
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5:23
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
17
17
17
16
16
13
14
13
12
12
12
10
10
11
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
12
13
12
9
12
11
10
13
11
9
9
11
7
7
8
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.7
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
17
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
13
Energy kJ
4
61
314
277
36
4
34
32
32
6
249
296
218
151
135
100
68
76
47
49
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
35
36
36
36
2
6
31
63
3
5
5
20
3
65
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
8
24
23
53
5
45
5
3
38
3
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
8
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
NE
9
0.6
NNW
4
0.1
S
17
0.7
S
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
N
2
0.6
N
4
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
78
41
128
14
115
98
100
111
194
673
553
470
334
10
5
17
1
1
9
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
45
45
47
43
40
40
40
40
45
155
155
154
155
135
0
0
9
40
31
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
9
4
3
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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