New Brighton Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for New Brighton Beach

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
12.3° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 21s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (09 Jun)6ft (1.8m)21s
Evening (09 Jun)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
21
1.8
SSE
21
1.3
SSE
19
1.2
SE
15
1.1
SE
14
1
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
14
0.5
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1366
2453
2867
1229
623
507
352
235
65
112
82
197
55
42
71
88
156
120
90
48
43
42
18
16
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
W
0
N
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:11AM1.64m
11:31PM1.74m
12:01PM1.72m
00:22AM1.78m
12:54PM1.83m
1:15AM1.83m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.38m
5:50AM0.32m
6:12PM0.33m
6:38AM0.26m
7:06PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
Feels °C
1
3
5
7
6
6
6
7
7
9
11
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
6
8
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
22
0.8
SSE
21
1.8
SSE
21
1.3
SSE
19
1.2
SE
15
1.1
SE
14
1
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1034
611
2867
1229
623
507
352
235
65
112
82
60
55
42
47
45
156
120
90
48
43
4
4
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
20
0.4
SSE
13
1.1
SE
9
0.1
E
17
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
14
0.5
SE
13
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
1075
65
197
5
14
71
88
6
45
5
5
40
42
18
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
11
9
24
6
87
8
8
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
21
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1366
2453
1
1
3
4
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
155
155
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
9
0
0
0
0
40
40
40
20
0
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
4
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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