New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
4.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
141
125
145
117
72
54
51
392
29
28
23
22
23
48
49
50
65
65
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:04PM1.66m
10:31AM1.76m
10:56PM1.62m
11:22AM1.73m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.42m
4:12AM0.43m
4:47PM0.45m
5:00AM0.46m
5:34PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
9
8
8
8
6
8
11
12
10
9
8
8
9
11
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
2
3
3
4
4
2
5
7
10
7
6
5
5
7
9
12
11
10
8
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