New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
12.1°C
2.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
32
36
29
35
40
16
37
56
55
33
29
18
20
16
15
8
9
38
54
52
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:49PM2.02m
2:15AM1.91m
2:43PM2.03m
3:08AM1.94m
3:34PM2.02m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.13m
8:02PM0.16m
8:23AM0.12m
8:56PM0.14m
9:17AM0.12m
9:48PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
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6:52
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6:50
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7:39
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
9
13
13
11
11
11
9
9
12
17
17
15
13
12
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
Feels °C
6
10
9
8
9
10
6
6
7
14
14
13
10
9
8
8
10
6
5
5
6
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