New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.9° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
9
8
2
9
15
18
12
12
12
12
7
46
68
86
108
197
168
173
50
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
N
Wind State
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:03PM2.03m
1:26AM1.90m
1:59PM2.08m
2:22AM1.95m
2:52PM2.11m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.14m
7:17PM0.19m
7:36AM0.10m
8:13PM0.14m
8:32AM0.06m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
6
6
8
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
6
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
5
6
6
7
6
3
4
5
5
5
6
9
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