New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
SE
13
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
141
221
210
166
137
105
78
78
66
84
102
198
204
131
145
156
166
123
177
106
84
70
69
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
15
SW
10
NNW
15
ENE
10
SE
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
E
10
NNE
5
WSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:20AM1.57m
10:43PM1.71m
11:05AM1.57m
11:27PM1.71m
11:50AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.46m
4:23PM0.46m
4:57AM0.45m
5:07PM0.43m
5:41AM0.41m
5:53PM0.40m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:28
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
13
10
9
8
8
9
8
7
10
10
10
10
9
13
10
10
11
10
11
8
7
7
8
8
12
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
7
6
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
179
141
221
210
5
137
105
78
78
66
47
102
198
192
131
145
156
166
111
109
106
71
70
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
16
6
31
5
45
5
5
5
20
40
84
30
93
125
117
113
123
177
88
84
63
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.1
SE
17
Energy kJ
5
23
24
51
4
45
4
44
67
83
6
28
27
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
SE
3
0.5
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.5
S
3
0.2
WSW
3
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
2
5
4
7
166
5
4
2
123
204
6
1
3460
3447
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
10
10
0
0
40
9
0
0
0
20
40
0
177
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
40
40
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
5
4
5
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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