New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.3° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
262
700
699
171
167
130
105
94
71
71
57
55
57
57
57
55
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
4:24AM2.04m
4:55PM2.19m
5:17AM2.05m
5:47PM2.16m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.05m
10:40AM-0.04m
11:15PM0.03m
11:35AM-0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
13
12
10
10
9
9
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
8
12
12
11
10
7
7
6
6
11
12
8
8
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