Surf Forecasts:
New Brighton Beach surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period, SSE swell with 322 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for New Brighton Beach this week:
The surf forecast for New Brighton Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at New Brighton Beach in the next 16 days are 0.7m 19s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 12s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for New Brighton Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mate, let’s have a look at New Brighton Beach over the next 16 days. Honestly, it’s pretty bleak. The water’s sitting at 50.7°F – about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there. But the surf? Not much to get excited about. There’s a couple of tiny windows early on, but after that it’s flat or messy for days on end.
The first real chance is Sunday afternoon, 19 July – a tiny 1.3ft SSE groundswell, but with a very long 19‑second period and glassy conditions. The combined energy is moderate (267), but the size is so small it’s barely worth paddling out. Then Monday morning, 20 July, looks a bit better: 2.3ft SSE, still 19 seconds, glassy and clean. That’s the best of the bunch – combined energy of 371 (moderate), and the offshore wind is calm. But even then, it’s marginal. That window disappears quickly.
From Tuesday 21 July onward, the swell drops and the wind turns onshore or cross-shore. You get a few mornings with 1.0ft to 1.6ft, but the conditions are poor – lumpy, choppy, or just too small. There’s a stretch from 22 July to 25 July where almost every session scores a zero. The only half‑decent spell after that is Sunday 26 July morning:
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 190 | 322 | 312 | 107 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | off | off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56PM2.00m | 9:27AM1.89m | 9:51PM1.90m | 10:24AM1.84m | 10:47PM1.81m | 11:21AM1.80m | 11:41PM1.74m | 12:14PM1.78m | 00:33AM1.70m | 1:04PM1.78m | 1:22AM1.68m | 1:51PM1.79m | 2:08AM1.68m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.12m | 3:38PM0.20m | 4:07AM0.19m | 4:33PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.27m | 5:26PM0.37m | 5:48AM0.33m | 6:18PM0.43m | 6:36AM0.38m | 7:08PM0.46m | 7:23AM0.41m | 7:56PM0.47m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 77 | 322 | 312 | 107 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 14 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | NE 4 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | NE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 142 | 133 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | SE 10 | — | S 11 | SE 10 | S 12 | E 12 | S 9 | ESE 13 | S 17 | ESE 14 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 190 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 2 | NE 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | SW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 82 | 214 | 167 | 33 | 20 | 31 | 0 |
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The above surf forecast table for New Brighton Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at New Brighton Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our New Brighton Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (New Brighton Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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