New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.6° C
1.0° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
379
379
329
323
317
267
267
208
200
159
156
156
123
118
89
90
90
64
62
42
41
27
26
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
11:56PM1.78m
12:31PM1.89m
00:53AM1.83m
1:29PM1.99m
1:51AM1.90m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.32m
6:13AM0.24m
6:46PM0.28m
7:07AM0.17m
7:44PM0.22m
8:04AM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
5
4
4
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
7
Feels °C
2
1
2
1
0
-1
-1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
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