New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.9° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
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
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SE
13
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
40
44
41
219
238
301
202
195
137
120
118
116
205
172
134
128
118
Wind (km/h)
20
W
50
SW
50
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
6:01PM1.86m
6:18AM1.71m
6:42PM1.83m
7:00AM1.71m
7:23PM1.81m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.34m
12:31PM0.30m
1:03AM0.33m
1:16PM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
4
4
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
7
5
5
5
4
3
5
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
10
9
10
9
Feels °C
7
-5
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-1
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
6
5
6
5
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