New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is

14.6°C

New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	ENE 6	NE 6	SSE 11	SE 4	ESE 4	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	26	18	25	30	36	36	19	20	16	22	25	18	23	34	24	4	9	12	14	11	12
Wind (km/h)	NE	E	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide		10:33AM2.07m				11:02PM1.90m				11:35AM2.05m				00:05AM1.89m				12:35PM2.02m
Low Tide				4:56PM0.13m				5:15AM0.10m				5:53PM0.13m				6:14AM0.12m				6:50PM0.13m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	12	18	19	16	15	15	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	14	14	16	13	11	10
Feels °C	6	9	14	14	10	9	7	8	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	12	11	13	11	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	SE 12	NE 6	NE 8	NE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 4	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	26	15	25	30	36	36	19	20	6	2	3	2	3	11	11	3	9	5	3	6	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	NE 6	SE 12	SE 12	NE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 5	NE 8	N 8	NE 8	S 14	S 15
kJ	18	18	8	8	16	15	15	6	2	6	6	3	6	6	5	2	3	1	2	32	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	E 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	E 6	SE 12	—	S 13	S 13	ENE 6	E 11	E 8	ENE 8	SE 11	—
kJ	4	3	17	17	7	3	3	2	1	1	1	6	—	13	3	4	3	1	6	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NW 3	—	SSE 11	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	9	12	1	6	4	5	12	12	16	22	25	18	23	34	24	2	—	12	14	11	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Waikuku Beach Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	31	31	9	49	20	82	124	124	124	154	142	142	142	49	49	43	33	169	45	45	45
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Gore Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay								Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay		Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Port Robinson	Port Robinson
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1								1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	4	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2
Header Global	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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