New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 11 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (12 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
3
ENE
1.6
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.7
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ESE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)101111121212111111111111111111111110101011111111111011111111111111111111111111111010101010101010101012121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8558238008828798647207466316085245175175154592280595196018331124588550447314297271210210197184182167148155115188237287760609606414170138265136104102104138195243232215167128123929186
Wind
(km/h)
55
NE
40
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
SSW
5
W
0
WSW
0
E
5
NW
0
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
0
ESE
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassononononglassglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
1.74
5:54PM
1.92
6:10AM
1.74
6:37PM
1.92
6:55AM
1.75
7:21PM
1.91
7:42AM
1.76
8:08PM
1.90
8:32AM
1.78
8:58PM
1.88
9:27AM
1.81
9:52PM
1.87
10:25AM
1.84
10:49PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.35
11:38AM
0.28
12:14AM
0.32
12:24PM
0.25
1:00AM
0.29
1:12PM
0.23
1:47AM
0.26
2:01PM
0.22
2:35AM
0.23
2:52PM
0.22
3:24AM
0.21
3:46PM
0.23
4:15AM
0.19
4:42PM
0.23
5:09AM
0.18
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunrise----7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------7:56-------7:56-------7:56-------7:54-------
Sunset------5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------5:12-------5:13-------5:14-------5:15-----
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------11--------------11-----------
Temp. °C12121111111314131211101110111111111010101012131210999911119877779999988891010101098881097667
Feels °C (?)14910898877675666666771011118766610433234476567667676666565874223
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