New Brighton Beach Surf Break

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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)
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
1
ENE
12
1.4
NE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.9
ESE
8
2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
117
115
110
294
400
475
575
456
190
147
184
185
147
90
66
61
77
74
75
258
287
445
694
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
35
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:34AM1.64m
7:57PM1.78m
8:17AM1.63m
8:39PM1.75m
9:01AM1.63m
9:22PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.38m
1:47PM0.36m
2:21AM0.38m
2:31PM0.38m
3:03AM0.38m
3:16PM0.38m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
13
13
11
9
11
7
5
5
5
8
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
5
6
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
8
1
-2
-3
-3
1
3
1
1
3
6
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
19
0.3
E
11
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
121
117
115
110
228
184
21
7
21
190
147
184
185
147
90
66
61
61
43
45
45
45
206
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.5
E
11
0.4
NE
8
1.1
N
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
SSW
17
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
6
57
21
138
5
17
4
3
77
74
75
50
297
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
22
0.3
WNW
4
0.1
S
20
0.4
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
6
5
5
3
30
28
20
22
9
3
8
114
173
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
NE
4
1
ENE
12
1.4
NE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
0.8
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.3
S
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
3
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.9
ESE
8
2
E
9
Energy kJ
26
21
18
35
294
400
475
575
456
18
11
4
4
6
9
2
5
13
54
258
287
445
694
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
5
5
4
4
5
Distance (km)
40
40
40
43
40
45
40
40
40
40
0
0
13
43
43
43
33
124
124
171
171
194
169
214
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
8
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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