New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.0°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 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
4
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
!
1
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
3.5
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)677889999999101010111213121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1311752032774024631415139934411773523022763424265828909493147748615418338218
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
5
SSW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
1.58
12:13AM
1.72
12:34PM
1.61
12:56AM
1.75
1:17PM
1.66
1:39AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
0.46
6:20AM
0.45
6:31PM
0.41
7:04AM
0.40
7:17PM
0.35
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00------5:59-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131414151515141515161615161513111318201816141414
Feels °C (?)9101011111212121215131316139610161613141198
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