New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down for New Brighton Beach over the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a slow start, but things start to wake up around Tuesday the 28th. The first few days are pretty small and weak. Water temp is about 50°, which is normal for this time of year.

Sunday the 26th – glassy with a tiny 2ft easterly swell, but the combined energy is only 176 – real weak. Not worth it unless you’re just learning.

Monday the 27th – morning picks up a little to 3ft from the east, light offshore wind, clean. But energy’s still low at 231. Afternoon turns cross-on and messy – skip it.

Tuesday the 28th – now we’re cookin’. Morning has a 4ft easterly swell with a 13-second period, combined energy jumpin’ to 417 (moderate). The wind is cross-off and light, so it’s clean. This is the first real standout – good shape, decent push. Afternoon gets onshore, so hit it early.

Wednesday the 29th – another solid morning. 3ft east swell, glassy, 285 energy. Clean and fun. Afternoon stays cross-off and clean but a little smaller.

Thursday the 30th – morning glassy but only 2ft and 115 energy – real weak. Afternoon gets hammered by a 25 km/h northerly cross-shore – write it off.

Friday the 31st – ugly. Strong onshore winds, lumpy, choppy. Don’t bother.

Saturday the 1st of August – morning’s still poor, but the afternoon! Wind swings offshore from the SW, swell bumps to 4ft from the SSE, period 10 seconds, combined energy 442 (moderate). Clean and punchy. Another standout.

Sunday the 2nd of August – swell builds to 5ft–5ft from the SE/ESE, period 13 seconds, energy 628–745 (strong). Biggest waves of the window. But the wind is cross-off, not clean offshore, and the long period might make it fat and straight at the beach. More for experienced surfers.

Monday the 3rd of August – morning offshore, 4ft from the ESE, 371 energy, clean. Good follow-up. Afternoon drops to 3ft but still offshore.

After that, the swell fades. From Tuesday the 4th through to Monday the 10th of August, it’s mostly small – 1ft to 4ft, with occasional glassy mornings but low energy. The standout here is Thursday the 6th of August morning – glassy, 4ft east swell, 289 energy, clean. Nice little session for the patient surfer.

Best bets? Tuesday the 28th of July morning and Saturday the 1st of August afternoon – clean, decent swell, good energy. If you want bigger waves, Sunday the 2nd of August has the most size but it’s a bit of a challenge.

New Brighton Beach is inconsistent and can get a few people around sometimes, so don’t expect empty lineups. But for a mellow beach break, there’s fun to be had.

Rusty.

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