New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
N
4
0.5
NE
8
0.2
E
12
0.4
NE
7
0.7
N
4
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.5
E
17
0.6
E
17
0.7
E
17
0.7
E
16
0.8
E
16
0.9
E
17
0.9
E
17
1
E
16
1
E
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
21
16
28
12
14
12
25
25
14
15
33
46
81
83
137
205
270
260
343
465
443
513
507
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
0
SE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
SW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
ENE
10
E
5
N
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:42AM2.05m
5:15PM2.26m
5:38AM2.06m
6:10PM2.24m
6:34AM2.05m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.05m
10:58AM-0.07m
11:37PM0.01m
11:56AM-0.07m
00:33AM0.00m
12:52PM-0.04m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
11
13
17
16
12
9
10
10
11
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
Feels °C
13
13
10
10
10
11
13
12
9
6
8
7
7
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
4
6
7
6
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