New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
4.0° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.9
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
15
16
33
11
18
17
31
48
19
18
19
62
145
233
183
247
314
363
835
281
254
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:59AM1.89m
8:21PM1.75m
8:48AM1.85m
9:12PM1.70m
9:39AM1.80m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.28m
2:21PM0.33m
2:36AM0.34m
3:10PM0.38m
3:24AM0.39m
3:58PM0.42m
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6:41
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6:39
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6:37
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7:51
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1
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2
3
1
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1
5
2
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Temp °C
11
10
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
7
8
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
3
3
0
2
1
-1
0
1
1
3
3
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