New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 31 Jan 2026 NZDT
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New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
2.1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)111111111011111111111110101010566777779
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3938373737371333838375743216913044931283829397524331
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglassglassoncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
2.12
4:07PM
1.97
4:40AM
2.16
5:01PM
2.00
5:33AM
2.18
5:54PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
0.08
10:02AM
0.15
10:20PM
0.03
10:58AM
0.11
11:16PM
0.01
11:53AM
0.09
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---6:26-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset-------8:57-------8:54-------8:53
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C151515141516171615151514151516161615151519252521
Feels °C (?)131314141514141414141412131211111212151417232318
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