New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
13.6°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
1.2
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
10
6
3
3
12
8
10
18
13
13
9
22
12
12
21
16
27
22
20
18
12
10
106
45
51
218
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
0
NW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:05AM1.89m
12:35PM2.02m
1:04AM1.89m
1:32PM1.99m
2:01AM1.90m
2:25PM1.95m
2:54AM1.91m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.12m
6:50PM0.13m
7:11AM0.14m
7:44PM0.14m
8:07AM0.17m
8:37PM0.15m
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Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
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15
15
Feels °C
10
11
10
13
12
9
7
7
8
9
9
9
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
15
14
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