New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
E
10
2.2
ENE
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
356
424
1080
505
381
361
402
402
505
442
426
354
347
361
379
379
317
257
247
272
272
216
165
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:39AM1.71m
11:01PM1.75m
11:34AM1.79m
11:56PM1.78m
12:31PM1.89m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.33m
4:55PM0.36m
5:21AM0.29m
5:49PM0.32m
6:13AM0.24m
6:46PM0.28m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
7:58
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
7
6
6
4
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
8
7
5
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
2
2
-1
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