Surf Forecasts:
New Brighton Beach surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 26 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 26 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, SSE swell with 612 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE 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 Wednesday (Nov 11) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at New Brighton Beach in the next 16 days are 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 26) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 13s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 19) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 11th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 26th Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 26th Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for New Brighton Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 132 | 137 | 110 | 123 | 62 | 59 | 25 | 47 | 91 | 89 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 88 | 67 | 21 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | on | on |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.79m | 6:45AM1.91m | 7:05PM1.76m | 7:31AM1.89m | 7:52PM1.72m | 8:17AM1.85m | 8:39PM1.68m | 9:05AM1.81m | 9:28PM1.64m | 9:53AM1.77m | 10:17PM1.61m | 10:41AM1.73m | 11:05PM1.58m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.30m | 1:06PM0.35m | 1:18AM0.33m | 1:53PM0.37m | 2:04AM0.37m | 2:39PM0.40m | 2:50AM0.40m | 3:26PM0.42m | 3:36AM0.42m | 4:12PM0.44m | 4:22AM0.44m | 4:57PM0.45m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 8:24 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 9 | E 12 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 10 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 100 | 137 | 110 | 123 | 62 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 13 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | NE 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 72 | — | 14 | 91 | 89 | 45 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 7 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | — | — | S 11 | SE 10 | S 12 | — | N 3 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 13 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | ENE 9 | E 4 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | S 2 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 111 | 132 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 59 | 7 | 47 | — | — | — | 44 | 26 | — | 6 | 88 | 67 | 1 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 31 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 31 | 43 | 49 | 43 | 0 | 142 | 33 |
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