New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.6°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
4
0.5
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.8
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
26
37
27
41
56
23
15
15
35
64
76
43
43
38
35
18
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
35
W
40
WNW
30
W
10
W
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
0
N
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:50AM1.65m
1:18PM1.77m
1:36AM1.66m
2:03PM1.79m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.49m
6:48AM0.44m
7:21PM0.48m
7:34AM0.42m
8:07PM0.46m
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clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
14
13
11
8
8
7
7
7
12
17
14
12
Feels °C
9
9
5
3
2
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
9
13
11
9
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