New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.3° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
17
1
E
17
1
E
16
1
E
16
1
E
16
1
E
15
1
E
15
1
E
15
1
E
15
0.6
SSE
23
1.2
SSE
23
0.8
SSE
24
0.8
E
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
1
ESE
13
0.4
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
546
520
507
503
484
484
471
447
404
1546
628
265
201
189
181
130
126
125
317
118
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:34AM2.05m
7:05PM2.18m
7:31AM2.01m
8:00PM2.09m
8:28AM1.95m
8:56PM2.00m
Low Tide
12:52PM-0.04m
1:28AM0.02m
1:48PM0.02m
2:22AM0.06m
2:44PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
6
8
10
9
9
8
8
7
8
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
3
6
7
6
7
5
4
3
4
7
10
10
8
6
6
6
7
9
7
8
6
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