New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
15.6° C
(Which is 4.0°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 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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

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Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
NE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)88884455576777889101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8426644815243734356041604851123169235268226176185227315110
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
SW
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
E
20
ENE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffononcross-
on
ononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
1.91
11:23AM
2.04
11:53PM
1.87
12:21PM
1.97
12:51AM
1.83
1:16PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:02AM
0.12
5:40PM
0.16
6:00AM
0.18
6:35PM
0.20
6:55AM
0.24
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sunrise---5:58-------5:56-------5:56----
Sunset-------8:28-------8:29-------8:30
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------17553--------
Temp. °C121111111112121212121312121212121111121214151517
Feels °C (?)87776668991210877879111013131116
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