New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
460
196
189
217
210
179
151
117
103
75
48
162
158
198
192
131
149
151
125
114
173
106
84
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
35
NNW
10
NW
25
NW
15
SW
5
WNW
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
SSE
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
15
NE
15
ENE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
9:57PM1.72m
10:20AM1.57m
10:43PM1.71m
11:05AM1.57m
11:27PM1.71m
11:50AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.46m
4:23PM0.46m
4:57AM0.45m
5:07PM0.43m
5:41AM0.41m
5:53PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:28
7:30
7:31
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5:21
5:20
5:19
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
13
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
9
10
13
10
10
13
10
10
9
8
7
8
7
10
12
5
5
3
5
5
5
7
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
S
17
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
32
32
16
6
217
210
5
151
117
103
75
48
162
158
198
192
131
125
151
125
111
109
106
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
14
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
Energy kJ
5
30
30
5
45
5
5
5
19
3
67
5
2
1
108
149
117
113
114
173
88
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
16
0.4
NE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.9
NE
9
0.4
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
23
24
45
3
45
47
45
112
73
28
27
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
1
ENE
10
0.6
NW
3
0.2
SSE
15
0.9
S
5
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
N
3
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
587
460
196
189
4
10
179
9
22
37
55
6
82
149
2
1
3285
3340
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
239
154
0
10
0
0
40
9
0
0
0
9
40
9
4
177
4
4
0
0
0
0
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
8
7
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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