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New Brighton Beach

Canterbury, New Zealand

New Brighton Beach 5 photos

  • New Brighton Beach Christchurch NZ

    New Brighton Beach Christchurch NZ. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0. Source

  • Moody New Brighton beach

    Moody New Brighton beach. Dean Bromley, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • New Brighton, Christchurch

    New Brighton, Christchurch. Delphine Ducaruge, CC0. Source

  • Pegasus Bay's view from Mount Pleasant 2022-10-30

    Pegasus Bay's view from Mount Pleasant 2022-10-30. Ztwice, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Pegasus Bay, with New Brighton the spit in the foreground

    Pegasus Bay, with New Brighton the spit in the foreground. Scoro, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:02 pm
7 am
6.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
Now
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
8 pm
6.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
159 km/hmph E
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:02 pm
Today
6.8Good7 am42
7.1Great8 am21
6.2Good9 am106
7.0Great10 am149
6.9Good11 am1711
6.8Good12 pm1912
6.9Good1 pm1912
7.0Great2 pm1912
7.0Great3 pm1811
7.1Great4 pm1711
7.0Great5 pm1710
6.7Good6 pm1610
6.7GoodNow159
6.9Good8 pm148
Sat
6.4Good7 am85
7.1Great8 am53
7.3Great9 am32
7.9Great10 am32
8.4Great11 am42
8.8Excellent12 pm74
9.0Excellent1 pm106
8.7Excellent2 pm1610
7.9Great3 pm2113
8.0Great4 pm2113
8.2Great5 pm1912
8.4Great6 pm1912
7.8Great7 pm2113
7.3Great8 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 pm, -0.7 m. High at 3 am, 0.9 m. Low at 9 am, -0.7 m. High at 3 pm, 1.0 mLow 9 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 3 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 9 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 9 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 9 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
850 m0.5 miAston Dr near Torres Pines
Nearest town
5.4 km3.3 miSpencerville (village)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miChristchurch Airport (CHC)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near New Brighton Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 5 pm to 9 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 15%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 29%