New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
4.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
51
392
29
28
23
22
23
49
50
51
67
51
49
46
42
41
42
45
48
26
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
NE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:31AM1.76m
10:56PM1.62m
11:22AM1.73m
11:47PM1.60m
12:12PM1.72m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.45m
5:00AM0.46m
5:34PM0.47m
5:46AM0.46m
6:20PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:31
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Temp °C
8
11
12
10
9
8
8
9
11
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
18
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
7
10
7
6
5
5
7
9
10
10
8
8
10
9
10
13
14
9
10
9
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