New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
13.1°C
3.1° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
26
27
30
20
19
18
15
15
8
19
18
11
9
10
16
17
22
23
34
158
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
10
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
E
0
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:11AM1.93m
7:32PM1.81m
7:59AM1.89m
8:21PM1.75m
8:48AM1.85m
9:12PM1.70m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.28m
1:48AM0.28m
2:21PM0.33m
2:36AM0.34m
3:10PM0.38m
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:41
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6:39
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7:49
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7:51
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4
8
3
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Temp °C
15
22
23
19
19
15
12
11
12
13
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
7
Feels °C
13
20
19
14
17
11
8
8
9
9
12
11
11
9
7
7
6
6
4
3
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