New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
12.3° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
48
43
30
18
16
16
15
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
5
4
4
4
6
6
3
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:54PM1.83m
1:15AM1.83m
1:48PM1.95m
2:10AM1.90m
2:43PM2.06m
3:06AM1.96m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.28m
7:29AM0.19m
8:02PM0.22m
8:24AM0.11m
9:01PM0.15m
9:20AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
13
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
13
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
6
6
7
8
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
11
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
89
48
43
30
18
16
16
15
4
3
3
3
3
7
7
5
4
4
4
4
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
5
40
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
6
6
6
3
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
8
8
6
6
6
5
5
7
24
2
7
7
6
6
3
6
7
3
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
3
5
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
40
40
9
5
20
20
33
33
33
36
33
43
43
43
20
33
43
36
43
43
43
43
43
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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