New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.4° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). 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 (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
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)
0.7
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
13
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
1.2
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
99
91
25
24
36
23
13
15
21
30
33
69
68
54
51
38
40
28
21
70
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:15PM2.02m
1:38AM1.90m
2:12PM2.10m
2:34AM1.96m
3:08PM2.16m
Low Tide
6:52AM0.16m
7:30PM0.21m
7:49AM0.09m
8:28PM0.15m
8:47AM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
6
5
5
6
6
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
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