New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.7°C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.9
NNW
5
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.3
ESE
13
1
SE
4
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
30
31
30
30
24
14
14
34
35
59
101
119
117
116
115
107
136
170
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
SE
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
0
N
15
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:45PM1.82m
3:01AM1.70m
3:26PM1.84m
3:42AM1.72m
4:06PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.43m
9:02AM0.35m
9:34PM0.38m
9:45AM0.31m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
10
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
8
9
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
9
7
6
6
7
3
0
-1
-1
0
4
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