New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
209
199
195
137
121
118
208
205
172
134
130
95
72
71
68
48
34
21
13
125
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:18AM1.71m
6:42PM1.83m
7:00AM1.71m
7:23PM1.81m
7:44AM1.71m
8:06PM1.78m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.30m
1:03AM0.33m
1:16PM0.31m
1:47AM0.33m
2:03PM0.33m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
2
1
3
Temp °C
4
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
7
10
9
10
9
8
7
7
8
12
16
7
8
Feels °C
-2
-1
2
4
3
1
2
2
2
6
4
6
5
4
3
3
5
9
12
1
1
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