New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.9° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (15 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)--
Afternoon (15 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (15 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
4
0.1
E
14
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.5
NNE
3
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
8
9
20
11
19
19
13
43
5
19
20
54
21
22
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:36PM2.23m
4:59AM2.05m
5:33PM2.27m
5:57AM2.06m
6:30PM2.26m
6:55AM2.05m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.05m
11:17AM-0.05m
11:57PM0.02m
12:15PM-0.07m
00:55AM0.01m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
6
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
8
9
8
9
9
8
7
8
10
9
10
9
8
8
7
8
7
7
9
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
14
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
6
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
5
3
9
4
3
19
3
13
43
5
5
5
54
3
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
8
8
20
11
1
19
8
7
9
19
20
3
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
8
3
1
16
3
4
3
3
5
21
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
2
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.3
NE
2
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.3
S
2
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
62
1
56
59
1
6
7
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
33
20
33
33
10
5
33
43
43
43
20
20
20
33
20
20
4
20
40
20
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
7
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