New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
10.2°C
1.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
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)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
26
25
26
25
28
14
11
11
6
6
5
29
57
56
58
65
55
58
60
147
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
5
SE
10
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
10
NW
30
WNW
15
S
10
WSW
15
SW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
25
WNW
35
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26PM1.87m
5:45AM1.79m
6:08PM1.86m
6:30AM1.81m
6:52PM1.84m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.26m
11:44PM0.28m
12:01PM0.25m
00:29AM0.27m
12:49PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
13
14
12
9
8
8
9
10
14
16
10
9
8
8
6
7
10
11
12
7
Feels °C
6
10
11
9
5
4
5
6
7
11
9
7
6
3
5
3
4
7
8
5
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