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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 14 Jan 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
19.5° C
 (Which is 5.0°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 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1078889877774667788877778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19313232848223211716171586116110147135138932421945173244
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
1.74
2:39PM
1.66
3:07AM
1.77
3:24PM
1.67
3:51AM
1.80
4:07PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.49
8:39PM
0.42
9:11AM
0.48
9:24PM
0.41
9:58AM
0.47
10:08PM
0.39
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:03-------6:05-------6:07------
Sunset-----9:09-------9:08-------9:08--
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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Rain (mm)
--------15533222---1531-
Temp. °C151414171616151514141414141414141414141312121212
Feels °C (?)1313131512121314131411989101111121312910109
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