New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf and a whole lot of nothing happening. If you’re hanging for a wave, you’re going to need some patience.

The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t show up until later in the week. Thursday, August 27th is where it starts to get interesting. New Brighton Beach is looking at clean, glassy conditions in the morning with a light 3ft east-southeast swell. The water’s sitting at 50°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there. It’s surfable but still pretty ordinary. The wind is dead calm, so it’ll be smooth, but the energy is weak – only 74 units – so don’t expect much push.

Friday, August 28th is similar, with the morning session offering 2ft from the east and that glassy feel again. It’s clean but still small. The afternoon gets ruined by an onshore breeze, so get out early if you’re keen.

Then we hit a bit of a dry spell again. The surf drops right off, and we’re looking at a few days of nothing until the end of the month. Saturday, August 29th throws up a bump in size – 5ft from the northeast – but it’s dropping fast and the period is short and weak. It’s surfable, but only just, and the afternoon turns to mush.

The real standout, if you can wait, is Wednesday, September 2nd. The morning session at New Brighton has a 4ft east-southeast swell with a 9-second period. The wind is offshore and light, so it’ll be clean. The energy jumps to 315 units – that’s the most we’ve seen all forecast, which is still only moderate, but it’s something. It’s a dawn-patrol special, because the afternoon gets chopped up by an onshore easterly.

Look, to be honest, there’s no epic swell on the cards. Nothing overhead, nothing that’s going to blow your mind. What we have are a few clean, small windows where you can get a few fun, knee-to-waist high waves on a longboard. The breaks are inconsistent and the swell direction isn’t ideal for New Brighton, which is exposed to the ENE. A lot of this forecast is a waiting game.

If you’re not keen on a longboard, this run might look more like a kitesurfing forecast than a surfing one, especially on those windy afternoons. But for now, mark your calendar for the morning of the 27th, the morning of the 28th, and especially that Wednesday the 2nd. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best we’ve got. Forecasts can change, and it won’t stay flat forever.

Rusty out.

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