New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and I’ve got the goods on what’s shaping up for our local stretch of beach.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but things start to pick up from Wednesday, July 8th. The standout is definitely the opening days, with a solid easterly swell pushing through. Combined swell energy is moderate at best (429) but the wind is looking good, giving us clean conditions.

Wednesday, July 8th is your pick of the week. New Brighton Beach has chest-high waves around 4 ft to 5 ft pushing in from the east with a period around 10 to 11 seconds. The wind is light and offshore in the morning, swinging to a light cross-offshore in the afternoon. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild. Expect clean, fun waves for the experienced intermediate. Crowds are possible here, so get in early. It’s the best we’ll see for a while.

Thursday, July 9th sees similar swell size, around 5 ft, but the wind picks up to a stronger cross-offshore, making it a bit lumpier. The wave quality takes a knock. It’s still surfable, but not as clean as Wednesday.

The weekend (July 10th-11th) has the swell dropping off to 3 ft to 4 ft. The mornings have offshore winds, so you might snag a fun little wave, but it’s very ordinary. By Saturday afternoon, the wind turns onshore and the surf turns to junk.

We then hit a dead zone. From Sunday, July 12th all the way through to Tuesday, July 15th, the swell is tiny, the winds are from the north and messy. It’s a solid 4-day gap with nothing worth paddling out for. The energy readings drop into the teens and twenties – just no power.

Wednesday, July 15th offers a tiny reprieve with a glassy morning and a very small 1 ft wave, but it’s really just a paddle.

The next real blip is Thursday, July 16th. A new, longer-period easterly swell bumps back up to 3 ft with a period of 15 seconds. The wind is light offshore, making for clean conditions. The energy is back up to a moderate 347. This groundswell will offer clean, lined-up waves, but that long 15-second period might make it break a bit too straight for the beachbreak here. Still, the best-run chance in the second week. That run holds okay into Friday the 17th with clean 3 ft waves.

From Saturday the 18th onwards, the swell slowly fades back down to 2 ft and then smaller, with a mix of glassy mornings but not much push. The forecast after that point is for a longer period south-east swell around the 21st and 22nd of July, but the wind looks poor and onshore, so it's likely a miss.

So, bottom line: don’t sleep on Wednesday the 8th or Thursday the 16th if you want a clean wave. The rest of the outlook is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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