New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C

1.9°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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (25 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
154
138
110
113
92
98
125
123
67
84
84
722
593
284
294
352
375
396
396
338
279
279
227
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:03AM1.76m
1:34PM1.80m
1:50AM1.72m
2:19PM1.81m
2:36AM1.71m
3:03PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.32m
7:38PM0.41m
7:55AM0.36m
8:26PM0.44m
8:40AM0.38m
9:13PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
5
1
0
-1
0
0
-1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
-1
-1
0
1
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
Energy kJ
119
154
138
110
113
92
98
82
82
67
84
84
294
294
284
294
352
375
396
396
338
279
279
227
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
1
ENE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
11
8
58
53
69
226
100
6
6
32
33
67
62
59
26
69
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
12
0.7
ESE
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
50
94
152
123
216
515
63
45
29
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
3
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
3
0.8
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
11
343
315
7
11
15
89
125
123
5
5
4
722
593
133
82
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
124
0
0
0
0
169
169
169
4
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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