New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.7° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
NE
16
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
36
35
66
25
18
28
27
76
26
31
33
35
28
30
16
10
13
44
56
31
47
24
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:18AM1.85m
12:52PM2.01m
1:18AM1.88m
1:49PM2.02m
2:15AM1.91m
2:43PM2.03m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.15m
7:07PM0.18m
7:26AM0.13m
8:02PM0.16m
8:23AM0.12m
8:56PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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7:39
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Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
18
19
17
14
Feels °C
5
6
6
5
3
3
4
4
6
6
7
6
11
9
9
9
9
7
6
9
14
16
14
11
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