New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let's have a good hard look at what New Brighton Beach has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a tough outlook. There are no proper standouts, no sessions that’ll have you ringing your mates in a panic. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a grind, with only a couple of windows that might be worth a paddle if you’re desperate.

We start off with a bit of a tease. On Tuesday, the 1st of September, there’s some small 3ft swell from the SSE with a solid 13-second period, and the combined energy is a moderate 204. The wind is a light cross-off from the W at 6 mph, which cleans things up. The waves are there, but it's ordinary. It's an inconsistent spot to begin with, so don't expect much. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing crazy.

Wednesday the 2nd morning looks like the best of a pretty average bunch. The swell drops a touch to 2ft from the SSE, but the period stretches out to a very long 17 seconds, giving it a groundswell feel. The combined energy is still a moderate 268. With a light WNW cross-off wind at 6 mph, conditions should be clean. However, that long period might make it a bit straight and hard to handle at a beach break like this, especially for a beginner spot. For a surfer who knows their way around a point or reef, it'd be dreamy, but here it's a caveat.

From there, the wheels fall off. From Thursday the 3rd morning all the way through to Wednesday the 16th of September, it’s a long, dusty run of poor surf conditions. We’re talking flat spells with 0.3ft to 0.7ft waves and energy readings dropping into the single digits (8), or mushy, wind-affected junk. The wind swings around from all angles, including some strong breezes up to 25 mph, which will just chop it all to pieces. The swell heights barely crack 4ft on the 6th of September, but that comes with a nasty 19 mph cross-on wind from the NE and a short, weak period of 5 seconds. That combo is more suited for a kite than a paddle board, honestly. There is a brief moment on the morning of the 11th with glassy conditions, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft with negligible energy (9). It's not worth getting wet for.

To sum it up: we have a very brief, not-so-great window on the 1st and 2nd. After that, it’s a 13-day gap of nothing worth recommending. It’s a dry spell, and for an inconsistent break like New Brighton Beach, that’s just how it goes sometimes. Hang tight and check back later.

Rusty.

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