New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.1° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
1.1
ENE
10
0.5
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
133
133
127
100
104
123
178
188
265
203
137
108
50
157
160
49
49
50
50
50
50
50
50
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
N
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
4:02AM1.71m
4:28PM1.86m
4:45AM1.72m
5:11PM1.87m
5:28AM1.71m
5:53PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.43m
10:08AM0.37m
10:43PM0.42m
10:52AM0.36m
11:27PM0.41m
11:36AM0.35m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
6
8
6
8
9
7
8
6
6
5
5
4
3
4
4
6
6
6
7
6
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
133
133
133
127
100
104
119
114
112
104
73
71
70
48
44
41
49
49
50
50
50
50
50
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
3
2
2
6
31
62
123
178
188
205
203
137
108
50
157
160
38
35
7
7
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
1.1
ENE
10
1
S
19
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
4
6
2
2
2
2
2
265
736
33
15
14
12
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
4
6
7
14
11
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
40
40
31
31
31
31
40
40
40
20
9
0
0
0
0
10
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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