New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
13.0°C
3.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
48
84
113
49
88
140
132
105
121
172
191
257
256
176
127
99
97
71
54
51
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
NE
0
NNE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:23PM2.00m
4:49AM1.97m
5:11PM1.96m
5:36AM1.97m
5:58PM1.92m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.13m
10:38PM0.13m
11:02AM0.15m
11:27PM0.14m
11:53AM0.18m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
15
18
19
17
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
10
13
12
14
18
17
16
13
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