New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.2°C
2.7° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)--
Afternoon (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
48
51
37
32
21
21
19
9
24
15
22
22
32
30
29
33
38
32
33
38
34
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:15PM1.92m
3:43AM1.92m
4:03PM1.88m
4:30AM1.92m
4:49PM1.85m
5:16AM1.93m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.17m
9:53AM0.23m
10:15PM0.20m
10:43AM0.26m
11:01PM0.23m
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Temp °C
23
21
20
18
16
17
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
12
13
17
17
14
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
18
17
16
17
15
15
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
10
11
15
16
13
11
9
10
9
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