New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.4° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
291
229
234
175
127
116
42
33
3
32
63
64
54
36
32
30
27
25
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:22PM2.04m
5:47AM1.99m
6:11PM1.97m
6:38AM1.95m
7:01PM1.90m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.07m
11:42PM0.09m
12:06PM0.12m
00:31AM0.14m
12:57PM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
10
9
8
6
6
7
9
12
12
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
10
11
Feels °C
5
7
6
4
2
3
2
3
5
9
10
7
5
6
7
6
7
8
9
7
9
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