New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.8° C
0.6° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.9
SSE
7
0.5
E
9
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
55
40
38
35
35
35
58
49
69
45
70
44
79
96
82
80
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:11AM2.02m
6:39PM2.09m
7:05AM1.98m
7:31PM2.00m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.03m
12:29PM0.02m
1:01AM0.06m
1:23PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
7
6
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
5
6
6
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
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