New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
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
0
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
12
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.7
N
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.4
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
9
9
4
4
2
6
12
3
6
11
6
5
11
19
16
19
40
41
47
302
81
70
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
W
20
SSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:21AM1.80m
11:41PM1.74m
12:14PM1.78m
00:33AM1.70m
1:04PM1.78m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.27m
5:26PM0.37m
5:48AM0.33m
6:18PM0.43m
6:36AM0.38m
7:08PM0.46m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
10
10
Feels °C
5
6
6
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
9
7
5
6
6
6
7
9
12
5
7
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