New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
12.3°C
2.4° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
47
48
56
54
31
27
17
20
25
24
23
14
37
64
59
56
55
74
123
120
84
80
19
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SE
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:15AM1.91m
2:43PM2.03m
3:08AM1.94m
3:34PM2.02m
3:59AM1.96m
4:23PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.12m
8:56PM0.14m
9:17AM0.12m
9:48PM0.12m
10:10AM0.13m
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6:48
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Temp °C
11
10
9
12
17
16
15
12
12
11
11
12
11
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
Feels °C
10
7
5
8
14
13
13
9
9
9
9
10
8
5
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
8
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