New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
15
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
60
59
59
57
56
55
53
52
50
50
48
42
106
101
61
59
58
58
57
56
42
47
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
SSE
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
ENE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:47AM1.79m
4:09PM1.87m
4:30AM1.85m
4:52PM1.88m
5:15AM1.90m
5:38PM1.89m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.26m
10:22PM0.25m
10:44AM0.23m
11:08PM0.22m
11:34AM0.21m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:07
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6:31
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4
7
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Temp °C
9
8
7
10
12
14
10
10
10
9
5
5
8
8
6
5
4
4
7
12
13
10
9
Feels °C
6
5
3
6
10
13
7
8
8
3
-1
-3
-1
2
2
2
1
0
4
9
10
7
5
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