New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The forecast is a bit of a quiet one for New Brighton Beach. There’s no real surf to get excited about for the first few days – just small, messy, and mostly poor conditions. The first time we see anything that might even be worth a look is Tuesday morning, the 8th, but even then it’s pretty ordinary.

Tuesday morning, September 8th, has the best chance of the whole run. We’ve got a clean 3 ft swell coming from the east, with a period of 8 seconds. Winds are light and offshore from the southwest, so the surface should be clean. The combined swell energy is moderate at 133 – it’s not going to blow you away, but there’s enough there to push a shortboard around. That said, this is an inconsistent break, so don’t expect a set every minute. Crowds are possible here, but with conditions this average, you might have it mostly to yourself. The water is sitting at 51°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so a bit of a pleasant surprise.

After that, it’s back to very small and ordinary surf. Wednesday morning, September 9th, is glassy but tiny with just 2 ft, and not much behind it. Thursday the 10th stays small, with a little offshore wind in the afternoon on a weak 3 ft swell. Friday the 11th brings a long-period 19-second groundswell, but it’s only 0.7 ft – so you’ll see the lines but they’ll barely break. That long period stuff wants a point or reef, not a beach break like this.

Now, the second week gets a bit more interesting energy-wise, but the surf quality still isn’t there. September 16th, Wednesday, we see a big jump in combined swell energy – 1201 on the Wednesday morning and 1037 in the afternoon, with the swell hitting 5 ft from the SSE, period 17 seconds. That’s a very long period groundswell, and at over 8 ft it’s expert-only territory. The problem is winds are onshore from the northeast and east-northeast, so it’s going to be lumpy and messy. For a beach break, this much energy with onshore wind is more of a kite-surfing show than a paddle-surfing dream. Not recommended for beginners by any stretch.

Around Thursday the 17th, the swell drops back to 3 ft with a 12-second period and light offshore wind – clean but still just ordinary, surfable waves. After that, it tails off into tiny, glassy but insignificant waves through the 19th.

Honestly, if you’re desperate for a paddle, the standout is that Tuesday morning, September 8th. It’s not a classic, but it’s the cleanest and most surfable moment in an otherwise flat and forgettable stretch.

Rusty.

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