New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
13.0°C
2.6° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (20 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
51
25
23
11
17
8
8
7
11
21
19
7
9
10
16
4
4
4
4
3
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
E
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:59PM1.72m
1:21AM1.61m
1:43PM1.73m
2:05AM1.64m
2:25PM1.75m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.46m
7:05PM0.45m
7:17AM0.43m
7:48PM0.42m
8:02AM0.39m
8:31PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:26
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Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
14
17
16
14
13
12
11
10
14
19
22
18
14
Feels °C
10
9
7
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
13
14
11
10
9
8
9
9
10
17
20
15
11
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