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New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 25 Jan 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
15.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
E
0.5
SSE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SE
0.4
E
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)13131312121211121112121212111111111111111110119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)629363605655484766454343424142424342403937233721
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
N
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
1.81
10:50PM
1.79
11:14AM
1.80
11:49PM
1.84
12:13PM
1.81
12:50AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
0.26
5:10AM
0.29
5:36PM
0.24
6:07AM
0.28
6:31PM
0.21
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset---9:01-------9:00-------9:00----
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---21------111-1-------
Temp. °C131317161414141416171817151413131315151614131212
Feels °C (?)121113131012131214151717151211111212131412121111
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