New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 NZDT
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New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (23 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
ENE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NNE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)881312767734566666111110101010104
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141463691812198720325022261693029171616161624
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
0
NW
10
SW
35
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglassglassonononononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
1.89
10:01AM
1.85
10:34PM
1.90
11:00AM
1.83
11:36PM
1.93
12:02PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
0.20
3:59AM
0.23
4:24PM
0.20
4:56AM
0.24
5:19PM
0.20
5:55AM
0.25
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:58--------7:01-
Sunset-8:27-------8:24-------8:23------
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181614131212131314151515161515171816141313131314
Feels °C (?)141211111112119910121613910131613121010979
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