New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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)
0.5
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
E
11
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
10
2
10
10
7
4
17
20
14
9
10
10
9
7
4
7
15
24
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
0
S
0
SE
5
SSE
15
E
10
SSE
10
WSW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
High Tide
10:27PM1.79m
11:03AM1.93m
11:29PM1.81m
12:04PM1.98m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.29m
4:45AM0.22m
5:22PM0.27m
5:42AM0.19m
6:20PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
14
12
11
9
9
8
8
14
14
13
12
10
11
11
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
7
7
8
7
7
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