New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.7° C

1.8°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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
26
54
372
168
167
122
99
99
113
115
94
71
80
82
80
80
70
74
138
135
136
170
396
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:44PM1.81m
1:03AM1.76m
1:34PM1.80m
1:50AM1.72m
2:19PM1.81m
2:36AM1.71m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.26m
6:48PM0.37m
7:09AM0.32m
7:38PM0.41m
7:55AM0.36m
8:26PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
6
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
-1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.3
E
11
Energy kJ
18
26
54
99
168
167
122
99
99
113
115
94
71
51
49
64
54
70
72
57
135
136
170
396
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
19
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
2
11
6
80
82
80
80
51
74
138
62
50
47
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
19
0.9
S
18
Energy kJ
4
4
4
5
4
15
4
177
148
6
14
521
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
372
3
10
7
7
5
14
16
15
5
6
4
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
40
40
31
20
0
142
4
0
0
4
169
171
169
4
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
3
1
4
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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