New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
12.7°C
2.8° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
32
29
29
20
16
15
15
14
63
80
78
77
55
51
61
59
62
79
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:43PM2.03m
3:08AM1.94m
3:34PM2.02m
3:59AM1.96m
4:23PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.14m
9:17AM0.12m
9:48PM0.12m
10:10AM0.13m
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Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
11
11
12
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10
9
9
9
10
10
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11
Feels °C
13
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12
11
10
9
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10
8
8
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7
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8
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