New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
2.9° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.7
NE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
12
12
13
11
10
33
23
38
22
22
24
17
10
30
116
40
36
43
43
48
47
46
33
29
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
0
E
10
NE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
W
5
NW
0
SSW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:04AM1.89m
1:32PM1.99m
2:01AM1.90m
2:25PM1.95m
2:54AM1.91m
3:15PM1.92m
3:43AM1.92m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.14m
7:44PM0.14m
8:07AM0.17m
8:37PM0.15m
9:01AM0.20m
9:27PM0.17m
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Temp °C
11
11
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
18
20
17
16
17
16
17
16
19
22
22
21
18
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Feels °C
9
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
17
18
15
13
16
16
16
14
15
17
17
17
15
15
14
12
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