New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Feb 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.6°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 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
0.6
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
N
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)5599998813127777345666681111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5119151414141414669819181711720294924261571919
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
0
SE
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassonononononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
1.87
9:06AM
1.87
9:35PM
1.89
10:01AM
1.85
10:34PM
1.90
11:00AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04AM
0.21
3:31PM
0.20
3:59AM
0.23
4:24PM
0.20
4:56AM
0.24
5:19PM
0.20
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:56-------6:58-------6:58----
Sunset-------8:27-------8:24-------8:23
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151313131620201814131211121314151515171515161716
Feels °C (?)111091112171515111110101099101216131011121413
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