New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down for New Brighton Beach.

Honestly, it’s a slow start. The first week is mostly tiny, weak, and messy. There’s a gap of nearly a week before anything worth paddling out for shows up.

It begins Sunday the 6th with light rain and a cross-off southwesterly at 12 mph. Swell is only 3 ft from the ESE with a period of 4 seconds and combined energy of 33. That’s weak and poor. Water temp is 52°, a touch warmer than average for this time of year.

Monday the 7th morning goes glassy with a WSW breeze at 3 mph, but the swell drops to 2 ft from the east, period 6 seconds, energy 17. Still poor. Tuesday and Wednesday are similar – small, weak, onshore or cross-shore. Nothing going on.

Thursday the 10th morning sees a brief offshore with a WSW wind at 6 mph, but it’s only 2 ft from the east, energy 37. Poor.

Friday the 11th is flat. 0.7 ft and 0.3 ft. Not worth a look.

Saturday the 12th morning, we finally get a little pulse. A 2 ft SSE groundswell with a period of 16 seconds and combined energy of 208. That’s moderate energy. The wind is a cross-off westerly at 9 mph and it’s clean. Surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon gets hammered by a 28 mph SSW breeze, so forget it.

Now, Sunday the 13th afternoon is the standout. A 5 ft SSE swell with a very long period of 15 seconds and combined energy of 901 – that’s strong energy. The wind is a cross-off SSW at 9 mph and it’s clean. This is the one to aim for. That long period will give good shape, but on a beach break like New Brighton, it might be a bit straight. Still, that’s the session.

Monday the 14th morning drops to 3 ft from the SE, period 13 seconds, energy 383, but with a cross-on NE breeze at 6 mph. Marginal.

The rest of the second week is small and ordinary. Tuesday the 15th through Friday the 18th sees tiny swell, mostly under 2 ft, with cross-off or offshore winds at times but no power.

Saturday the 19th morning has a 1.0 ft SSE swell with a period of 18 seconds, energy 81. Very weak. The afternoon goes glassy with a 3 ft NE windswell at 4 seconds, energy 69. Clean but weak.

Sunday the 20th sees a 4 ft NE swell, period 7 seconds, energy 144, but with a cross-on northerly at 12 mph and choppy conditions. Not great.

Monday the 21st has a strong 25 mph offshore SW wind, but the swell is only 2 ft from the east, period 10 seconds, energy 109. Clean but hard work.

So the one real standout is Sunday the 13th afternoon. The rest is mostly flat or marginal. For a beginner spot, this is a quiet run, but it’s not out of the ordinary for the area. Forecasts can change.

Rusty

Read more