New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.8° C
(Which is 3.3°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 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)111111101415151413111010101515141414131312161716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86857954341417275388840333333468681797670683594224219
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
0
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
1.99
4:27PM
1.91
4:51AM
1.96
5:14PM
1.91
5:36AM
1.92
6:00PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
0.16
10:18AM
0.18
10:38PM
0.17
11:06AM
0.18
11:27PM
0.20
11:52AM
0.20
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:43-------7:43-------7:45---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:21-------7:19
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---2--------------------
Temp. °C14141312101011111099991012121313131414171716
Feels °C (?)13141185678767777991111111213141313
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