New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.8° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
138
89
72
56
45
52
52
53
27
27
26
29
28
27
27
26
25
24
17
15
13
12
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
0
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:51AM1.81m
10:14PM1.74m
10:46AM1.78m
11:08PM1.69m
11:40AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.27m
4:02PM0.36m
4:24AM0.34m
4:54PM0.42m
5:13AM0.40m
5:45PM0.47m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
Feels °C
4
5
4
6
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
6
6
6
5
5
4
3
4
6
6
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