New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
13.1°C
3.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
74
51
37
40
47
29
81
88
37
34
73
70
54
41
27
26
29
16
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
0
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
0
WNW
10
N
10
SE
0
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:58PM1.92m
6:24AM1.95m
6:45PM1.87m
7:11AM1.93m
7:32PM1.81m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.18m
12:42PM0.23m
1:01AM0.23m
1:32PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
15
17
22
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
15
14
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
12
10
9
13
17
20
15
16
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