New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this stretch of coast is looking pretty flat and forgettable over the next 16 days. There’s no real juice to get excited about, and the few moments of rideable waves come with conditions that’ll test your patience more than your skill. Let’s get into it.

The first half of the window is particularly grim. From Wednesday the 9th right through until around mid-week the following week, we’re dealing with tiny, weak swell and mostly messy winds. The combined wave energy is almost non-existent, sitting in the low double digits or even single digits most days – that’s barely a ripple. There’s a little bump on Thursday morning the 10th with a 1ft SSE groundswell at 16 seconds, and the energy reading hits 114 (moderate), but the light rain and moderate offshore breeze from the SW mean it’s surfable but very ordinary. Same again on Saturday the 12th morning: a 1ft SSE groundswell with a very long 17-second period, energy at 131, and glassy offshore wind – but the size is tiny and the consistency is poor. These are the only two sessions in the first week that even qualify as “surfable,” and they’re not worth making plans around. The water temp is about 52° at New Brighton Beach – that’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t freeze while you’re sitting there waiting for a wave.

The second week doesn’t offer much hope either. There’s a slight lift on Saturday the 19th morning with 4ft NE windswell, period a short 6 seconds, and clean cross-offshore wind – energy is 99 (weak). It’s surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon gets messy with rain and cross-onshore wind. From the 20th onward, it’s more tiny dribble. The morning of Monday the 21st has a 1ft ENE swell with moderate offshore wind and energy of 59 – again, surfable but nothing to write home about. After that, it’s back to flatness. The last chance is Thursday the 24th morning: a 3ft NNE windswell with a short 4-second period and glassy conditions – energy is only 42 (weak), and the swell direction is poor for the break. It’s a still, clean surface, but the wave quality will be junk.

There are no standout days here. Nothing is big, nothing is clean and powerful. This is a classic blank run for this area – it happens. Keep your eye on the forecasts, because when it’s this flat, a change can pop up quickly. But right now, I’d leave the board in the car and go for a coffee.

- Rusty

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