New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it for New Brighton Beach. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat, to be honest. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing much to get excited about. The overall pattern is just small, weak swell with messy wind, so you’ll need to be patient.

The first time we see anything surfable is Wednesday afternoon, August 26th. There’s a tiny 0.7ft swell from the SSE, with a 17-second period – that’s a long-period groundswell, but the energy is weak at 54. The wind is a cross-off from the SW at 15 km/h, keeping it clean, but it’s so small you’d be dragging your fins. The water’s a touch warmer than normal at 51°F, so that’s a small win.

Then we hit a real flat spell. From Thursday the 27th through the end of the month, it’s all poor conditions. The swell bumps up on Friday morning the 28th with a 5ft ENE swell, but the period is a short 8 seconds and the wind is a messy cross-onshore, making it choppy. The energy reading is 348, which is moderate, but it’s not clean. For a beginner spot that’s already inconsistent, it’s a pass.

We get a few more ‘surfable but very ordinary’ moments on Monday morning August 31st and Tuesday morning September 1st. The swell is tiny, around 1ft to 2ft, with long periods from the SSE. The wind is light and cross-off, so it’s clean, but the energy is still low (56-116). It’s a longboard or floaty session at best.

After that, it’s back to poor conditions and strong wind. The wind howls from the WNW at 55 km/h on Wednesday morning September 2nd, which is near gale force. The swell is a messy 3ft from the NNE with a 4-second period – weak junk. The next few days are more of the same: small, wind-affected, and unrideable.

We see some bigger numbers later in the week. Thursday September 3rd has a 1ft swell from the SSE with a 21-second period – a very long period groundswell – but it’s tiny. The energy is moderate at 177, but the wind is cross-shore and messy. Monday September 7th morning has a 3ft ENE swell with a 9-second period, energy at 154, but again, the wind is a fresh cross-shore, so it’s lumpy.

The best chance in the whole outlook might be the very end. Tuesday September 8th afternoon has a 4ft clean swell from the north with a 4-second period – a short-period windswell – but the wind is a clean cross-off from the NW at 30 km/h. Wednesday September 9th afternoon and Thursday September 10th morning both have glassy conditions with tiny swells. Thursday the 10th morning has a 1ft swell from the SE with a 12-second period, energy at 47, and it’s glassy – clean, but very small.

The standout? There isn’t one. There’s no single session worth dropping everything for. The best you can hope for is a clean, small day with a long-period swell on August 31st or September 1st, or a glassy morning on September 10th. This is a lean period for New Brighton.

Rusty.

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