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New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast
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New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Brighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 89 | 88 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 92 | 128 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 56 | 32 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:22PM 2.02 | 8:48AM 1.92 | 9:20PM 2.02 | 9:46AM 1.89 | 10:21PM 2.02 | 10:48AM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:48AM 0.15 | 3:10PM 0.12 | 3:45AM 0.17 | 4:07PM 0.14 | 4:44AM 0.19 | 5:05PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
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