New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.5° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
149
201
210
163
161
117
267
264
258
243
164
105
67
62
37
27
18
23
25
11
13
18
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
0
W
10
NE
15
NE
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
35
NW
25
N
15
N
15
WNW
15
NNW
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
25
NW
25
N
25
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:17AM1.83m
7:40PM1.82m
8:07AM1.84m
8:31PM1.80m
9:02AM1.87m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.26m
1:39PM0.27m
2:04AM0.26m
2:32PM0.28m
2:55AM0.25m
3:27PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
5
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
11
15
13
12
12
13
11
13
17
18
15
14
Feels °C
-1
-2
1
6
5
5
3
2
4
2
5
8
7
7
8
9
10
9
11
15
13
10
9
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