New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.0°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
14
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.2
E
14
0.8
NNW
4
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
E
14
0.8
N
4
0.3
ESE
13
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
17
18
21
15
19
31
30
26
24
15
26
34
27
59
101
120
119
113
108
98
132
205
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
0
S
5
S
20
ESE
15
S
10
W
5
SW
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:20AM1.68m
2:45PM1.82m
3:01AM1.70m
3:26PM1.84m
3:42AM1.72m
4:06PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.39m
8:51PM0.43m
9:02AM0.35m
9:34PM0.38m
9:45AM0.31m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
4
4
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
18
17
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
11
9
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
10
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
7
5
5
6
4
0
0
-1
-1
-1
3
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