New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
160
157
48
49
49
50
50
50
49
48
47
47
47
46
50
62
86
85
80
77
75
74
74
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
0
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
0
N
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
N
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:11PM1.87m
5:28AM1.71m
5:53PM1.86m
6:10AM1.69m
6:35PM1.84m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.36m
11:27PM0.41m
11:36AM0.35m
00:11AM0.39m
12:20PM0.35m
00:55AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
Feels °C
4
4
3
5
6
6
6
7
6
7
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
70
50
44
48
49
17
14
50
50
49
48
47
47
47
46
50
62
86
85
80
77
75
74
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
107
160
157
41
38
49
50
9
10
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
9
1
1
11
18
23
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
35
17
16
13
12
11
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
58
16
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
6
148
22
19
42
35
10
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
40
40
40
9
0
0
0
0
0
10
33
9
0
0
0
0
0
10
20
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
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