New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what New Brighton Beach has got cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

It’s gonna be a bit of a slow start, to be honest. We’re lookin’ at a few days of pretty average conditions, but patience will pay off. The water’s sittin’ at about 49°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, so nothin’ wild there.

The real story is the second half of the outlook. The first week or so is mostly small and messy, but then we get a couple of standout windows that are well worth markin’ on the calendar.

Right now, Thursday the 30th of July into Friday the 1st of August is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got tiny, weak swell and either cross or cross-off winds. Not much to get excited about. The combined energy is low, around 114 on Thursday afternoon, and it just gets smaller from there.

Then, on Saturday the 1st of August, things start to look up. The morning session is the pick of the early days. We get a 3 ft swell from the SE with a solid 13-second period, and the wind is a clean offshore from the WSW. The combined energy jumps to 353, which is a decent moderate pulse. It’s a beginner-friendly break, so this is a good one for gettin’ wet. The crowds are sometimes there, so you might have a few mates out, but nothin’ crazy.

After that, it goes quiet again for a good stretch. From Sunday the 2nd through to the end of the first week of August, it’s mostly small, weak, and often onshore. There’s a tiny window of glassy conditions on Thursday the 6th of August, but the swell is short-period and weak. It’s a long gap of poor to ordinary surf.

Now, here’s the payoff. The real standout lands on Monday the 10th of August. Monday morning is the absolute gem of this whole forecast. We’re lookin’ at a clean 6 ft swell from the east, a short 8-second period, but the wind is dead calm and glassy. The combined energy is a strong 380. This is clean, punchy surf for the experienced crew. At 6 ft, it’s not a beginner wave, but for anyone with a bit of time in the water, it’s gonna be fun. The easterly swell is bang on the optimum direction for this spot, too. Monday afternoon, the swell bumps up to 6 ft, but it gets a light cross-onshore, so that morning session is the one.

The following morning, Tuesday the 11th of August, is another cracker. Again, glassy conditions with a 5 ft easterly swell and a 10-second period. Combined energy is a strong 373. It’s a touch smaller than Monday, but still a solid morning of clean surf.

After that, the wind turns onshore again, and the swell drops off. The second week is mostly a mix of small, onshore, or messy conditions. There’s a brief moment on Thursday the 13th of August where we get a gentle offshore and a 2 ft swell from the east, but it’s ordinary at best.

So, for the best on offer: Monday the 10th of August, first light. That’s your standout. Clean, glassy, decent-sized easterly swell. Get on it. Tuesday the 11th of August morning is the backup. The rest of the window is a write-off for good waves.

Rusty.

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