New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
16.3° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Dec)--
Afternoon (07 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (07 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
0.9
NNW
0.8
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.6
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)444444588887445131211111114141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262117212526305431553195871611220191936629287
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
N
20
SW
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
SE
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcrossononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
2.04
8:01AM
2.23
8:26PM
2.00
8:59AM
2.17
9:26PM
1.95
9:57AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
0.02
1:46AM
-0.04
2:26PM
0.04
2:44AM
0.00
3:23PM
0.07
3:41AM
0.06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:41--
Sunset-8:58-------8:59-------9:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C262421202020161715141313131314161716151514152025
Feels °C (?)18171413131312151110910101213131314131412101522
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