Surf Forecasts:
New Brighton Beach surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period, SSE swell with 313 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for New Brighton Beach this week:
The surf forecast for New Brighton Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 3s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at New Brighton Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 13s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for New Brighton Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here, and I've gotta be straight with you—this stretch is looking pretty average. The whole 16-day window is a tough one for New Brighton Beach. There's no real punch of swell, and the conditions are mostly ordinary. The water is sitting at 50°F, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Right out of the gate, we've got nothing. The first real chance to even get wet doesn't roll around until Wednesday, August 5th. Even then, it's the smallest of small stuff. The morning has a bit of 3ft swell from the SE, with a period of 11 seconds and weak energy (162), and it's clean with a light offshore from the WSW. The afternoon is similar, with 3ft from the SE, period dropping to 10 seconds, and another 165 in energy. It's surfable, but it's ordinary. Honestly, unless you're desperate for a paddle, it's not worth the rubber.
The next few days are a write-off, with a big gap of nothing worthwhile until the following week. The end of the first week and into the second is just a series of poor surf conditions with tiny, wind-affected waves. There's a bit of a bump on the afternoon of Monday, August 10th, with 3ft from the NE, but it's a short, weak 6-second period and a cross-onshore wind, making it choppy and messy.
The only real standout, if you can call it that, is towards the tail end. On Saturday, August 15th, the afternoon shows a 3ft swell from the NE, but with a period of only 5 seconds. The wind is strong offshore from the SW at 25 mph, which will clean it up, but that period is so short it'll be weak and bumpy. The energy is low (84) too. It's a strong offshore that will make it hard to paddle into, and it's really only going to be interesting for the experts or maybe the kite crew. The consistent thread through this whole period is weak, short-period swell and poor quality.
So, to sum it up: there's no real run of good surf here. The forecast can always change, but for now, I'd be looking at other hobbies for the next two weeks.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | ESE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 16 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 92 | 47 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 209 | 162 | 153 | 117 | 87 | 77 | 54 | 69 | 64 | 40 | 43 | 37 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.81m | 7:44AM1.71m | 8:06PM1.78m | 8:31AM1.72m | 8:53PM1.76m | 9:22AM1.75m | 9:44PM1.75m | 10:17AM1.80m | 10:40PM1.76m | 11:16AM1.86m | 11:39PM1.79m | 12:16PM1.94m | 00:39AM1.84m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.33m | 2:03PM0.33m | 2:31AM0.32m | 2:52PM0.34m | 3:18AM0.31m | 3:43PM0.34m | 4:08AM0.29m | 4:37PM0.33m | 5:00AM0.26m | 5:34PM0.31m | 5:55AM0.22m | 6:32PM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 4 | E 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 134 | 92 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 209 | 162 | 153 | 117 | 74 | 77 | 54 | 33 | 64 | 40 | 43 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | E 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 26 | 22 | 36 | 35 | 69 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | S 20 | S 13 | N 3 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | E 11 | ESE 15 | S 13 | SE 19 | ESE 12 | S 13 | E 4 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 87 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 336 | 377 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 302 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
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