New Brighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.4° 

New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for New Brighton Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in New Brighton Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near New Brighton Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Bottle Lake

3 km WSW10 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 225°)
3 °C-
-
-
-
-

New Brighton Pier

4 km SSE9 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
No weather report
30
fresh winds from the W
(30 km/h at 270°)
3.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Shirley Weather - Christchurch- NZ

6 km SSW7 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
15
light winds from the S
(17 km/h at 180°)
2.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

ICaliforniaNTERB76

6 km S4 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 225°)
4.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mikeyork

7 km WSW4 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
2.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

NZChchRutEast

9 km SW6 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
light rainDry
wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
2.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

JOHNCONN

9 km W9 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
mod snowDry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 225°)
2.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cranford Station

9 km SW8 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
mod snowDry
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 225°)
2.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Main Road

10 km S4 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 270°)
3.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Christchurch

11 km S12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
15
light winds from the SW
(16 km/h at 224°)
35
3 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to New Brighton Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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