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New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
 (Which is 5.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
NNE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)11111312115111010510101077999984555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64423438323929277111151517203110310382645120253026
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		ononoffoffoffoffoffononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
1.70
1:34AM
1.73
1:51PM
1.67
2:22AM
1.74
2:39PM
1.66
3:07AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
0.38
7:35AM
0.47
7:53PM
0.41
8:24AM
0.49
8:39PM
0.42
9:11AM
0.48
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:05--
Sunset-9:10-------9:09-------9:09------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C141414141312141617161616151417171616161616161616
Feels °C (?)99991011131414141514131216141213131414141411
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