New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.0° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
NNW
3
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.2
E
14
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.4
E
16
0.5
E
17
0.6
E
17
0.7
E
17
0.7
E
16
0.8
E
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
19
12
15
11
14
15
25
12
11
11
24
25
14
15
33
46
81
83
137
205
270
260
334
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
30
NW
35
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
SW
5
NW
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:19PM2.24m
4:42AM2.05m
5:15PM2.26m
5:38AM2.06m
6:10PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:00AM-0.03m
10:40PM0.05m
10:58AM-0.07m
11:37PM0.01m
11:56AM-0.07m
00:33AM0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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>
7:58
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
16
16
13
12
10
12
13
13
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
8
11
9
8
13
13
11
10
7
10
11
11
7
8
8
7
6
6
4
6
6
6
4
5
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