New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.2
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
123
126
125
121
117
115
108
365
371
459
201
423
211
203
131
141
184
118
90
153
262
349
439
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
5
N
10
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
W
15
NNW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16PM1.81m
7:34AM1.64m
7:57PM1.78m
8:17AM1.63m
8:39PM1.75m
9:01AM1.63m
Low Tide
1:04PM0.35m
1:38AM0.38m
1:47PM0.36m
2:21AM0.38m
2:31PM0.38m
3:03AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
11
9
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
12
11
9
11
9
7
5
5
4
4
8
9
9
Feels °C
7
9
10
6
7
6
5
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
3
-1
-5
-5
-6
-5
4
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.3
E
11
1.2
NE
8
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
130
123
126
125
121
117
115
108
187
184
157
80
21
211
168
131
141
184
118
90
64
47
50
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.4
E
14
0.6
ENE
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.5
E
11
1.1
E
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
S
21
0.5
E
11
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
61
15
3
3
6
3
3
3
5
5
7
6
55
203
109
11
1
9
61
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
18
3
17
3
6
5
5
3
3
6
23
5
5
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.2
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.2
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
0.3
SW
2
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
SSE
3
1
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
17
11
43
16
37
19
29
31
365
371
459
201
423
1
1
2
1
5
26
153
262
349
439
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
2
4
1
1
5
5
Distance (km)
9
9
0
40
40
40
40
40
40
45
40
40
40
0
10
0
33
169
124
169
43
43
169
169
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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