New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
3.4° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
13
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.8
NNE
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1.2
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
13
4
3
3
44
14
26
4
10
18
17
32
29
34
33
61
69
35
56
43
20
5
4
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
15
WSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
S
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:14AM1.85m
4:35PM1.87m
5:00AM1.94m
5:22PM1.90m
5:49AM2.02m
6:12PM1.93m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.24m
10:47PM0.20m
11:16AM0.20m
11:37PM0.15m
12:10PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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1
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Temp °C
14
12
10
14
17
17
15
15
13
13
12
19
21
21
18
18
18
16
10
9
10
9
10
7
Feels °C
10
9
7
11
15
13
12
13
10
11
10
15
15
14
9
10
11
12
4
5
7
5
7
3
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