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 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
11.1°C
1.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
181
125
90
94
73
46
32
20
19
11
36
35
34
32
5
5
5
2
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
E
5
S
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
ENE
0
NE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
2:52PM2.11m
3:15AM1.99m
3:43PM2.11m
4:06AM2.01m
4:33PM2.09m
Low Tide
9:08PM0.10m
9:27AM0.04m
10:00PM0.08m
10:21AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:12
6:13
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
9
8
6
4
8
8
6
6
5
4
5
7
13
10
10
Feels °C
5
7
7
5
5
3
0
-2
2
4
2
3
2
0
1
5
11
7
8
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