New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
6
6
5
30
109
71
30
28
58
3
3
3
92
58
86
87
145
151
113
261
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
NNE
35
WNW
10
SSW
10
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
WNW
5
NNW
20
S
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
NE
20
NE
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
off
High Tide
6:08PM1.86m
6:30AM1.81m
6:52PM1.84m
7:17AM1.83m
7:40PM1.82m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.25m
00:29AM0.27m
12:49PM0.26m
1:15AM0.26m
1:39PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
16
10
9
9
9
9
7
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
8
10
8
7
6
7
7
6
4
7
4
1
0
0
-1
-2
0
5
5
2
4
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