New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.7° C
0.2° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
18
0.4
ESE
17
0.4
ESE
17
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.7
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
25
84
32
53
50
35
36
21
18
61
100
92
132
127
116
157
155
148
144
187
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:04PM1.78m
1:22AM1.68m
1:51PM1.79m
2:08AM1.68m
2:35PM1.81m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.38m
7:08PM0.46m
7:23AM0.41m
7:56PM0.47m
8:08AM0.41m
8:42PM0.46m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
10
13
14
12
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
6
8
6
6
Feels °C
5
8
10
9
4
4
4
5
2
-1
1
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
2
4
2
3
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