New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.8° C
0.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
15
0.6
ESE
14
0.7
SE
13
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.8
SE
10
0.4
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
187
187
184
177
122
117
77
106
138
167
110
110
167
117
136
56
111
61
57
54
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:22AM1.75m
9:44PM1.75m
10:17AM1.80m
10:40PM1.76m
11:16AM1.86m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.34m
4:08AM0.29m
4:37PM0.33m
5:00AM0.26m
5:34PM0.31m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
3
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
6
7
8
8
Feels °C
-1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
5
5
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