New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
17
0.4
SSE
17
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
99
94
193
224
153
247
372
334
307
202
147
86
67
42
25
26
17
17
16
71
Wind (km/h)
25
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
25
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NW
30
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
15
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:06PM1.86m
4:22AM1.75m
4:46PM1.87m
5:03AM1.77m
5:26PM1.87m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.31m
10:17PM0.34m
10:30AM0.28m
11:00PM0.31m
11:15AM0.26m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
13
13
16
17
14
12
11
11
9
9
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
0
-1
0
1
5
7
7
6
7
10
12
7
8
8
9
5
5
10
9
8
8
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