New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.6° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
47
123
7
3
3
3
3
3
308
195
209
156
194
216
187
191
187
122
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
WSW
15
S
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:06PM1.78m
8:31AM1.72m
8:53PM1.76m
9:22AM1.75m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.33m
2:31AM0.32m
2:52PM0.34m
3:18AM0.31m
3:43PM0.34m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
9
8
6
7
6
4
3
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
5
7
6
5
Feels °C
8
6
3
-2
-2
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
3
2
1
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