New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)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 Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
3
0.2
SSE
11
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.5
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.1
SE
10
0.6
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
33
13
13
11
11
17
16
29
77
34
44
52
19
2
4
7
20
4
7
19
13
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:02AM1.87m
9:27PM1.78m
10:02AM1.89m
10:27PM1.79m
11:03AM1.93m
Low Tide
2:55AM0.25m
3:27PM0.29m
3:49AM0.24m
4:24PM0.29m
4:45AM0.22m
5:22PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
18
18
15
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
12
11
10
9
8
9
14
15
12
12
Feels °C
10
8
10
13
13
11
8
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
8
6
8
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