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Lat Long: 43.47° S 172.72° E

New Brighton Beach Surf Photo: 'New Brighton Beach'

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is

14.0°C

3.8°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	E	E	S
	11 s	glass	4 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	E	E	E
	11 s	on	5 s	5 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	E	E	S
	11 s	on	5 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	ENE	E	S
	11 s	on	6 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	ENE	E	E
	11 s	on	6 s	6 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE		E	S
	11 s	glass		7 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE		E	E
	10 s	glass		9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW		ENE	S
	10 s	off		9 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SW	E	S
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SW	ENE	S
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SW	ENE	S
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SW	ENE	S
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SW	E	S
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SSW	E	SSW
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	SW	E	S
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	SW	E	S
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	SSW	E	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from New Brighton Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 49 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.7m (5.5 ft). Range 2.39m (7.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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New Brighton Beach Surf Photo: 'New Brighton Beach' by Snow-Forecast.com user

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Photo taken at: 11:48 am 7 Jul 2010