Surf Forecast Surf Report
New Brighton Beach surf break

New Brighton Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 20 Apr 2025 NZST
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New Brighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Brighton Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at New Brighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for New Brighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Mon
28
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ENE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010109999999991099999999679910121214121211111111111110101010101066101010999101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)253235193156115115888690684849462929282828282827341638403669516683109256107207151149646235343411616011839333230505049525638565677773332
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
0
E
5
NE
15
N
20
N
15
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
S
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
1.72
10:50AM
1.59
11:16PM
1.76
11:38AM
1.63
12:05AM
1.81
12:28PM
1.71
12:55AM
1.88
1:20PM
1.81
1:46AM
1.95
2:12PM
1.92
2:38AM
2.01
3:06PM
2.04
3:31AM
2.06
4:01PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
0.46
4:47AM
0.46
4:58PM
0.41
5:34AM
0.40
5:46PM
0.35
6:21AM
0.33
6:37PM
0.27
7:10AM
0.24
7:29PM
0.18
8:01AM
0.15
8:24PM
0.10
8:54AM
0.06
9:21PM
0.04
9:48AM
-0.00
10:20PM
0.01
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Mon
28
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset5:47-------5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------5:42-------5:39-------5:38-------5:37---
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Rain (mm)
7673211--------------1--------------------------------------
Temp. °C151413121212121213121212121011131514121211109911101010910101111111212111111111213131313161721222017161312121415171716
Feels °C (?)1311877888999997810131211955566788666777998898810111212131318181816151111121314151513
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