New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDT
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New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
NE
0.6
ENE
0.8
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
2.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)111111111111101010101010101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1491033479114630014413910610424510214055555554105506870313310673
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
SSW
30
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
W
10
W
10
NE
15
E
15
E
10
SE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NNW
20
NW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
offonononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
1.75
11:43PM
1.63
12:06PM
1.77
12:34AM
1.69
12:57PM
1.81
1:27AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41PM
0.38
5:54AM
0.36
6:27PM
0.32
6:45AM
0.31
7:15PM
0.25
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset---8:47-------8:49-------8:50----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202216141312121215181916151515151720192119141312
Feels °C (?)16171099891112151513131313131415161615101111
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