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 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.2°C
2.8° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
28
46
48
50
50
37
22
21
19
24
15
15
14
26
35
34
34
33
35
42
57
39
39
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
15
E
10
E
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
0
NW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
3:15PM1.92m
3:43AM1.92m
4:03PM1.88m
4:30AM1.92m
4:49PM1.85m
5:16AM1.93m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.20m
9:27PM0.17m
9:53AM0.23m
10:15PM0.20m
10:43AM0.26m
11:01PM0.23m
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8:21
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Temp °C
20
23
22
21
19
17
16
16
18
16
16
16
14
13
12
11
14
18
18
14
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
16
18
17
17
16
16
15
14
17
13
14
15
13
12
10
8
12
15
16
14
8
8
8
9
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