Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 26 | 54 | 372 | 168 | 167 | 122 | 99 | 99 | 113 | 115 | 94 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 74 | 138 | 135 | 136 | 170 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:44PM1.81m | 1:03AM1.76m | 1:34PM1.80m | 1:50AM1.72m | 2:19PM1.81m | 2:36AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.26m | 6:48PM0.37m | 7:09AM0.32m | 7:38PM0.41m | 7:55AM0.36m | 8:26PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 26 | 54 | 99 | 168 | 167 | 122 | 99 | 99 | 113 | 115 | 94 | 71 | 51 | 49 | 64 | 54 | 70 | 72 | 57 | 135 | 136 | 170 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 6 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 51 | 74 | 138 | 62 | 50 | 47 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | SE 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | — | 177 | 148 | 6 | 14 | 521 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 372 | — | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 142 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 169 | 171 | 169 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our New Brighton Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest