New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.5° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
272
209
199
193
190
146
144
104
103
101
97
102
160
63
41
44
43
40
26
24
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
W
35
SW
45
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:41PM1.87m
4:56AM1.72m
5:21PM1.87m
5:37AM1.72m
6:01PM1.86m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.34m
10:54PM0.38m
11:04AM0.31m
11:37PM0.36m
11:47AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
8
10
13
13
11
9
9
8
10
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
8
7
Feels °C
7
8
11
11
9
7
7
6
5
7
7
7
5
6
6
4
5
5
8
0
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