New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.5° C
0.9° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
200
159
156
156
123
121
90
90
90
64
62
43
41
41
27
26
25
16
80
115
87
18
12
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
0
NNW
5
N
0
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:31PM1.89m
00:53AM1.83m
1:29PM1.99m
1:51AM1.90m
2:26PM2.10m
2:49AM1.96m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.28m
7:07AM0.17m
7:44PM0.22m
8:04AM0.10m
8:43PM0.16m
9:02AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
9
9
7
7
6
6
10
Feels °C
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
6
4
5
4
3
5
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