New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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 (?)
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
N
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)131276773455566121111101010104456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6368181219871925251926151319571716171616406065
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
W
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
0
SW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglassonononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
1.89
10:01AM
1.85
10:34PM
1.90
11:00AM
1.83
11:36PM
1.93
12:02PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
0.23
4:24PM
0.20
4:56AM
0.24
5:19PM
0.20
5:55AM
0.25
6:17PM
0.19
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58--------7:01---
Sunset-------8:24-------8:23-------8:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131212111213141414141616151718151413131314141415
Feels °C (?)1010101010999101315131113161110109999911
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