New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
12.0°C
2.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
51
13
29
26
26
26
27
40
38
36
35
25
25
26
38
40
116
33
31
32
24
26
10
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
SE
5
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:16PM1.84m
11:51AM2.00m
00:18AM1.85m
12:52PM2.01m
1:18AM1.88m
1:49PM2.02m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.16m
6:09PM0.20m
6:29AM0.15m
7:07PM0.18m
7:26AM0.13m
8:02PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:56
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6:54
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7:37
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7:38
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7:39
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Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
10
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
5
3
3
4
4
6
8
5
7
12
12
9
10
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