New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.8
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
7
39
18
19
19
9
9
12
5
10
4
12
14
26
24
23
20
20
20
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
0
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:29AM1.90m
7:52PM1.82m
8:21AM1.85m
8:45PM1.75m
9:15AM1.80m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.27m
2:10AM0.27m
2:40PM0.34m
2:59AM0.34m
3:31PM0.40m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
11
9
8
8
11
16
16
11
9
8
8
7
8
11
11
8
6
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
10
6
5
5
9
13
13
8
6
4
4
4
6
7
6
2
3
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