New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
ESE
13
0.8
SE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
34
362
309
309
100
100
99
107
181
180
164
319
434
334
274
173
134
59
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
ESE
5
SSW
5
E
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:26PM1.84m
3:42AM1.72m
4:06PM1.86m
4:22AM1.75m
4:46PM1.87m
Low Tide
9:34PM0.38m
9:45AM0.31m
10:17PM0.34m
10:30AM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
12
12
12
13
16
17
13
12
Feels °C
12
6
8
7
5
1
0
0
1
1
5
7
5
7
8
11
10
8
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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