New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
NE
5
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NE
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
3
3
5
5
3
3
3
3
8
4
1
4
11
30
102
51
49
61
48
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
E
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
N
15
NW
30
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SSE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:54AM1.92m
2:21PM1.86m
2:41AM1.88m
3:08PM1.86m
3:27AM1.85m
3:52PM1.87m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.21m
8:28PM0.25m
8:53AM0.23m
9:17PM0.28m
9:39AM0.25m
10:05PM0.31m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:18
7:20
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5:36
5:34
5:32
5:30
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
18
15
14
13
13
12
13
17
20
19
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
14
12
11
15
15
13
12
10
10
9
10
15
16
15
4
8
10
10
9
7
6
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
3
3
5
5
3
3
2
2
1
4
1
2
7
30
102
51
49
61
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
E
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
4
11
20
1
5
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.2
S
14
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
11
11
9
34
3
3
3
6
2
1
1
15
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.6
NNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.6
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
Energy kJ
4
3
8
1
7
2
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
Distance (km)
33
43
33
33
167
43
36
33
5
33
36
55
43
43
82
33
20
20
4
33
43
43
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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