New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
13
1
SE
15
1
SE
15
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SE
9
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
50
49
34
34
392
396
418
465
138
89
72
56
49
68
48
42
27
27
26
29
28
27
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
8:55AM1.87m
9:18PM1.81m
9:51AM1.81m
10:14PM1.74m
10:46AM1.78m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.19m
3:10PM0.27m
3:34AM0.27m
4:02PM0.36m
4:24AM0.34m
4:54PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
10
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
7
9
9
7
5
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
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