New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
11
1
SE
12
0.6
ESE
13
0.4
SE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
121
268
111
57
111
61
83
54
49
31
30
16
16
15
25
15
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
S
0
S
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:40PM1.76m
11:16AM1.86m
11:39PM1.79m
12:16PM1.94m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.26m
5:34PM0.31m
5:55AM0.22m
6:32PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
Feels °C
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
5
6
5
7
7
7
5
6
6
5
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