New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up. Rusty here. We’ve got a bit of a waiting game on our hands for New Brighton Beach. The next week and a half is pretty lackluster, but there is a glimmer of something much bigger way out there.

The first real chance of anything decent arrives on Friday the 10th in the morning. We’re looking at a small 4ft easterly swell, but the wind is offshore from the WSW. It’ll be clean, with the combined wave energy at a modest 317 (moderate energy). It’s not going to set the world on fire, but it’s a session for the logs or a fun cruisy board. It gets a bit of a bump on Saturday the 11th morning with a smaller 3ft east swell and that same offshore WSW breeze. Again, small and clean, with energy down to 149 (weak to moderate).

After that, we hit a real flat spell. From Saturday afternoon right through to Wednesday the 16th morning, it’s poor. Tiny waves, crummy onshore winds, the whole deal. It’s a solid stretch of about four days where you’re better off looking at photos.

Things try to flicker back to life on Thursday the 16th afternoon. The wind is offshore from the SW, and we get a 2ft easterly groundswell with a period of 16 seconds. The energy is 174 (moderate). That long period means it’ll have some shape, but it’s small.

Now, here’s the one to circle. On Saturday the 18th, the morning looks excellent. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell from the east, period of 14 seconds, with a clean offshore breeze from the WSW. Combined energy sits at 443 (moderate), and everything lines up for a proper clean, glassy morning session. This is the best bet in the first two weeks. The afternoon stays good too, with a clean 3ft from the ESE.

If you’re really desperate for size, look way out to Friday the 24th. The afternoon brings a massive 13ft easterly swell with a 12-second period. The energy reading is a whopping 5333 (very strong). But here’s the catch – that’s way too big for New Brighton Beach. It’s in the “experts only” territory and the models are already saying it’s predicted to be too big for this break. It will be a washing machine, not a wave. The 6ft morning of the 24th is also on the limit for beginners, but with an onshore wind, it’s a mess.

To sum it up: the standout is the morning of Saturday the 18th. Clean, waist-to-chest high, good wind, and the waves have some grunt. If you can wait that long, it’s your window. The rest is either flat, too small, or too big.

Rusty.

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