New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
12
25
4
5
2
6
9
17
11
12
12
11
10
10
14
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
1:44AM1.66m
2:07PM1.79m
2:25AM1.69m
2:48PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.44m
7:41AM0.39m
8:12PM0.40m
8:25AM0.34m
8:55PM0.35m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
9
10
Feels °C
2
2
-1
1
0
0
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
7
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