New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for New Brighton Beach. The next 16 days are a proper mixed bag, with a long stretch of small, often messy conditions before a couple of windows where things finally come together. We’ll get a few decent windows, but it’s a patience game.

The water is sitting at 50°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no major surprises there.

First up, the early part of the week is a write-off. Tuesday and Wednesday are tiny, with poor surf and ugly wind – Tuesday afternoon has a 19 mph cross-off but from a weird direction, and the swell is practically nothing. Thursday morning offers a tiny 1ft easterly swell with a loooong 16-second period, and the wind is a light cross-off, so it’s clean but the energy is weak (66). It’s more of a longboard or a paddle than a surf.

Friday morning brings a slight bump – 3ft from the east, period still long at 16 seconds, but the wind is a light cross-on. The energy picks up into moderate territory (449), but the conditions are still just marginal. Friday afternoon sees it jump to 3ft (577 energy), but that cross-on wind from the north-northeast chops it up.

Saturday the 18th is where the first real standout of the period appears. The morning is clean with a light offshore wind from the west-southwest, and the swell is a solid 4ft from the east with a 15-second period. The energy is strong (530). This is a proper session – the winds are clean, the swell has good period, and it’s holding together. The afternoon gets messy with a strong 16 mph cross-off, so make the most of the morning.

Sunday the 19th morning is another good call. The swell drops to 2ft from the east-southeast, but with a 13-second period and a light offshore wind from the west-southwest. The energy is still moderate (267), and it’ll be clean and fun. The afternoon turns cross-on, so again, morning is the time.

After that, we hit a flat spell. From Monday the 20th through to the end of the month, the surf is tiny and mostly poor. There are a few glassy mornings (like Wednesday the 22nd morning and Thursday the 23rd morning), but with swell heights around 1ft to 2ft and very weak energy (as low as 24-93), it’s barely rideable. The combined energy values are in the two-digit weak range for most of this period. It’s a long, quiet gap.

Then, on Monday the 27th, the swell starts to build again. Monday morning sees 4ft from the east-northeast with a 12-second period, but the onshore wind makes it messy. The energy is strong (409), but the conditions aren’t there yet.

The absolute standout of the whole outlook is Tuesday the 28th. The morning offers a clean 5ft easterly swell with an 11-second period, and a light offshore wind from the west-southwest. The energy is a solid 492. This is the best on offer – decent size, clean, and with that offshore wind, it’ll be lined up. The afternoon is also promising with 4ft and a cross-off, but the morning is the winner. The swell is over 5ft but not quite 8ft, so it’s still manageable for most intermediates, but the size and clean conditions make it the pick of the bunch.

The crowds at New Brighton Beach can be there sometimes, so don’t expect total solitude, but with this setup, it’s worth the paddle.

So, to sum it up: the first few days are duds, then Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th mornings are good, then a long flat spell until Tuesday the 28th morning, which is the clear best bet.

Rusty.

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