Surf Forecast Surf Report
Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 05 Apr 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in 54 min 04 s Forecast update imminent
Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
58.3°F
(Which is 5.2°F warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 8ft 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 5ft 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 4ft 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (05 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in 54 min 04 s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
1.5
S
4
SSW
8
SW
5
SSW
7
SSW
7
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
2.5
S
2
S
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
6
SSW
2.5
SSW
7.5
SSW
7
SSW
7
SSW
7
SW
5
SSW
7
SSW
7
SSW
7
SSW
7
SSW
6
SSW
7
SW
8
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SW
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.5
SSW
1.5
S
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1491313111110101099991515881414141415161616151515151616168888888988141488131212121010101091716161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)106226178975711981054402326307241192155123112109654810811616321528844153451348739239239744617503636835455315732735736266996015001814210325119630737138036125119815712711397131263186165
Wind
(mph)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
15
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
glassoffoffglassoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (ft)
9:21PM
5.84
9:51AM
5.38
10:32PM
5.71
11:01AM
5.35
11:37PM
5.71
12:02PM
5.41
12:32AM
5.71
12:54PM
5.48
1:20AM
5.74
1:38PM
5.54
2:01AM
5.74
2:18PM
5.61
2:39AM
5.71
2:56PM
5.64
3:15AM
5.68
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
3:45AM
1.12
4:08PM
0.95
4:49AM
1.15
5:11PM
0.98
5:48AM
1.12
6:07PM
0.95
6:40AM
1.05
6:57PM
0.89
7:25AM
0.98
7:41PM
0.85
8:05AM
0.92
8:21PM
0.82
8:42AM
0.89
8:59PM
0.82
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunrise----8:00-------8:00-------8:03-------8:03-------8:04-------8:07-------8:07-------
Sunset-------7:21-------7:20-------7:17-------7:15-------7:14-------7:12-------7:09----
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Rain (in)
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Temp. °F575554545457555452545252556161575452505055645754525048484652524645454648525761575250525254616359575755545461646159555555
Feels °F (?)504646464652504846504850545554545248454550595050504343373436373634363637414652484545454648545755545452505055575555525252
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