New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
3.9° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
13
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.8
NNE
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1.2
NNE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
17
4
14
23
18
18
33
32
35
33
66
53
74
60
43
11
15
16
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
SE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
N
20
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
N
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
on
High Tide
4:35PM1.87m
5:00AM1.94m
5:22PM1.90m
5:49AM2.02m
6:12PM1.93m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.20m
11:16AM0.20m
11:37PM0.15m
12:10PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
15
15
13
12
12
18
21
20
17
18
18
13
8
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
11
12
13
10
10
10
14
15
13
8
9
11
7
2
5
6
7
6
5
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