New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
16.5° 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: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)10151514141413131212161616161514131312121211117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33461068078736842393764171203196183958882383734191212
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononglassoffglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
1.91
5:36AM
1.92
6:00PM
1.90
6:21AM
1.87
6:45PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
0.18
11:27PM
0.20
11:52AM
0.20
12:15AM
0.23
12:37PM
0.24
1:03AM
0.28
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:45-------7:46-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:19-------7:16----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101112121313121313151614141313131316171817151617
Feels °C (?)98991011101212121311121112121314141614141516
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