New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.2°C
1.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (29 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SE
13
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
62
40
36
36
26
44
26
15
12
11
5
6
6
6
30
59
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
ENE
10
SE
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:03AM1.77m
5:26PM1.87m
5:45AM1.79m
6:08PM1.86m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.31m
11:15AM0.26m
11:44PM0.28m
12:01PM0.25m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
9
9
9
9
13
13
11
10
8
8
9
9
16
16
13
8
Feels °C
8
6
7
7
5
10
10
8
7
4
5
7
6
13
10
8
4
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