Surf Forecast Surf Report
New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 03 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.1°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 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.3
E
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
NE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNW
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
NE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010991011999159121211101010101099599967886555344333444899899101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1571118572504233213939384429294740363534343231223213121222202416833451052682817162618121210511186961007481110523723168
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononononononglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onoffoffcross-
off
offglassonononcross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
1.91
9:54PM
2.05
10:23AM
1.86
10:54PM
1.98
11:22AM
1.82
11:49PM
1.92
12:17PM
1.78
12:41AM
1.86
1:08PM
1.76
1:28AM
1.81
1:54PM
1.75
2:12AM
1.78
2:38PM
1.76
2:55AM
1.75
3:20PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
0.12
4:13AM
0.17
4:31PM
0.18
5:08AM
0.22
5:26PM
0.25
6:01AM
0.26
6:19PM
0.30
6:51AM
0.30
7:09PM
0.34
7:37AM
0.32
7:56PM
0.37
8:21AM
0.34
8:42PM
0.39
9:03AM
0.35
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:30---
Sunset--5:29-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10121314131111101011121010101091011111111111010111316161413121212131414131312131315181915141213111213121212111110111112
Feels °C (?)81011111088789108889899888889111215151210991011121111131011111416151212911911119999999810
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