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New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
 (Which is 2.9°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 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)999988888121212121111121211111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)644442443736232222272625451334015028024819122913513013071
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
W
20
E
15
E
5
NNE
5
W
5
NW
20
WNW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononononglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
1.92
6:20PM
1.80
6:45AM
1.93
7:04PM
1.83
7:29AM
1.92
7:51PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
0.27
12:34AM
0.20
1:05PM
0.23
1:22AM
0.19
1:51PM
0.21
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-6:50-------6:52-------6:54------
Sunset-----8:32-------8:30-------8:30--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------141
Temp. °C131416161716161615141722231916161615201716141112
Feels °C (?)13131515151415161512162023161416151415121210910
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