New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
3.8° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.6
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
23
49
50
66
67
51
50
47
44
42
42
45
49
24
27
26
26
25
25
25
23
11
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
W
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
5
SW
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
0
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:22AM1.73m
11:47PM1.60m
12:12PM1.72m
00:36AM1.59m
12:59PM1.72m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.46m
5:34PM0.47m
5:46AM0.46m
6:20PM0.47m
6:32AM0.46m
7:05PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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6:31
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7:55
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Temp °C
7
8
10
13
13
11
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
4
6
8
9
9
7
7
8
8
9
12
11
9
9
9
10
10
7
6
5
5
7
7
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