New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
298
240
162
121
66
61
37
35
18
18
14
8
12
19
23
42
56
14
34
19
8
3
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
30
NW
45
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:07AM1.84m
8:31PM1.80m
9:02AM1.87m
9:27PM1.78m
10:02AM1.89m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.26m
2:32PM0.28m
2:55AM0.25m
3:27PM0.29m
3:49AM0.24m
4:24PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
8
12
16
13
12
12
13
13
14
18
18
15
14
14
13
16
15
15
13
12
11
Feels °C
3
3
5
9
9
7
6
8
9
9
9
13
13
11
9
7
8
10
5
4
2
5
5
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