New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.1° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.5
E
17
0.6
E
17
0.7
E
17
0.7
E
16
0.9
E
16
0.9
E
17
1
E
17
1
E
16
1
E
16
1
E
16
1
E
15
1
E
15
1
E
15
1
E
15
0.6
SSE
23
1.2
SSE
23
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
33
31
81
83
137
205
270
260
432
465
552
520
507
488
484
484
465
447
411
1532
288
258
258
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ESE
0
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
W
5
NE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:38AM2.06m
6:10PM2.24m
6:34AM2.05m
7:05PM2.18m
7:31AM2.01m
8:00PM2.09m
Low Tide
11:56AM-0.07m
00:33AM0.00m
12:52PM-0.04m
1:28AM0.02m
1:48PM0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
11
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
9
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
10
7
6
8
5
6
6
7
7
5
4
5
8
6
7
6
6
4
4
6
10
10
9
7
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