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New Brighton South

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New Zealand, New Brighton South, New Zealand
Coordinates: -43.5226, 172.7378
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Big waves sometimes. Usually some sort of waves about with nice flats close to shore. Soft sand. Sometimes little bits of driftwood. Can be a tight squeeze at high tide depending on the shape of the sandbars. Main season October to March, with wind from the Northeast. Usually less than 20 knots but sometime stronger. Usually Northeast 3 or 4 days a week but sometimes only light. Northerly also good goes from about 20 knots up. Wind not good in winter. Full wetsuit October and November, shorty after that. Winter very cold. Water: Smallwave, Mediumwave, Bigwave. Features: Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking. Rider ability: Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

2 kn

W · gusts 5 kn

Waves

0.3 m

8s period

Swell

0.1 m

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Updated 24/08/2026, 02:34:20

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Can be a tight squeeze at high tide depending on the shape of the sandbars.

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