New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 09 May 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (10 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
14
0.9
NE
9
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SSE
17
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
SE
13
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
SE
13
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
100
76
65
67
118
246
250
261
236
206
208
258
109
87
71
80
62
61
61
61
39
50
102
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
0
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
15
SE
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:43PM1.71m
11:05AM1.57m
11:27PM1.71m
11:50AM1.61m
00:11AM1.74m
12:36PM1.67m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.45m
5:07PM0.43m
5:41AM0.41m
5:53PM0.40m
6:25AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
11
14
9
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
14
16
14
9
8
8
7
8
9
4
2
4
3
3
2
3
6
6
6
5
6
6
4
5
11
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SSE
17
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
16
Energy kJ
142
100
76
65
47
102
198
133
261
236
206
208
258
109
77
71
70
62
61
61
61
39
38
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
13
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
5
5
20
40
67
44
131
125
117
115
111
27
87
27
80
57
34
31
22
10
50
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.9
NE
9
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
Energy kJ
41
4
22
48
118
31
36
29
34
2
2
26
32
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
3
S
13
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
48
246
250
3696
3462
1
1
3355
1
3
3
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
12
4
0
0
0
0
0
40
40
40
20
0
0
0
0
0
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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