New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.5° C
0.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
14
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
350
345
280
276
272
209
199
193
190
146
144
104
103
101
67
66
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:15AM1.72m
4:41PM1.87m
4:56AM1.72m
5:21PM1.87m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.41m
10:20AM0.34m
10:54PM0.38m
11:04AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
9
8
8
10
13
13
11
9
8
8
11
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
5
6
6
8
11
11
9
7
6
6
5
7
8
6
7
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