What are the current surf conditions at Brighton?

Brighton currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Brighton?

The best time to surf Brighton is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Brighton Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Brighton
Address: Otago, New Zealand / Aotearoa

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

2.5
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2.5ft

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WIND GUSTS

21kt

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AIR TEMP

13°C

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1ft @
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Poor conditions right now. Sweet 2.5ft waves with quality 9s ground swell but strong 16kt winds making it choppy Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Friday

Apr 10

POOR1 good hours

🌊 1.9-4.5ft 💨 7-18kt 🌡️ 12-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	9s	E	7kt	ENE	7kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	9s	E	10kt	ENE	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	9s	E	14kt	NE	15kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	9s	E	18kt	NE	19kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	9s	E	18kt	NE	20kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3ft	9s	E	18kt	NE	21kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	9s	E	18kt	NE	22kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	9s	E	18kt	NNE	22kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	9s	E	17kt	NNE	21kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	E	16kt	NNE	21kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	E	16kt	NNE	21kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	E	15kt	NNE	20kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	E	15kt	NNE	20kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	E	14kt	NNE	18kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	9s	E	13kt	NNE	16kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	9s	E	12kt	NNE	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	8s	E	12kt	NNE	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	8s	E	12kt	NNE	15kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	E	13kt	NNE	15kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	8s	ENE	12kt	NNE	15kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	7s	ENE	12kt	NNE	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	4.5ft	7s	ENE	11kt	NNE	13kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	8s	ESE	12kt	NNE	14kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	SSE	13kt	NNE	15kt	14°C	14°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR3 excellent hours

🌊 0.5-6.1ft 💨 3-18kt 🌡️ 13-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	12s	SSW	14kt	NE	16kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SSW	15kt	NE	17kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SSW	17kt	NE	19kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SSW	18kt	NE	20kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SSW	17kt	NE	20kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SSW	16kt	NE	19kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	15kt	NE	19kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	SSE	14kt	NNE	17kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	4ft	8s	ESE	13kt	NNE	16kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	5.7ft	8s	ENE	12kt	NNE	15kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	5.8ft	8s	ENE	11kt	NNE	14kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	5.8ft	8s	ENE	10kt	NNE	12kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	5.8ft	8s	ENE	9kt	NNE	11kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	5.8ft	8s	ENE	8kt	N	9kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	5.8ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NNW	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	5.8ft	9s	ENE	5kt	NNW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	5.9ft	9s	ENE	4kt	NNW	4kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	6ft	9s	ENE	4kt	NNW	4kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	6ft	9s	ENE	3kt	NNW	3kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6ft	9s	ENE	4kt	NNW	4kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	9s	ENE	5kt	N	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	9s	ENE	5kt	N	6kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	6ft	9s	ENE	6kt	NW	6kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	6ft	9s	ENE	6kt	W	6kt	14°C	14°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 12

POOR8 excellent hours

🌊 5.0-5.9ft 💨 1-16kt 🌡️ 11-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	5.9ft	9s	ENE	7kt	SW	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	9s	ENE	5kt	SW	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	9s	ENE	3kt	SW	3kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	10s	ENE	1kt	WSW	1kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	10s	ENE	3kt	SSW	3kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	10s	ENE	4kt	S	4kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	5.8ft	10s	ENE	5kt	SSE	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	10s	ENE	5kt	S	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	10s	ENE	4kt	SSW	4kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	10s	ENE	4kt	SW	4kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	5.8ft	10s	ENE	6kt	SW	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	5.8ft	10s	E	8kt	WSW	10kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	5.8ft	10s	E	11kt	WSW	13kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	5.7ft	10s	E	12kt	WSW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	5.6ft	10s	E	12kt	WSW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	5.5ft	10s	E	13kt	WSW	18kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	5.4ft	10s	E	14kt	WSW	19kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	5.3ft	10s	E	15kt	WSW	20kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	5.2ft	10s	ENE	16kt	WSW	22kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	5.1ft	10s	E	16kt	WSW	21kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	5ft	10s	E	16kt	WSW	21kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	5ft	10s	E	15kt	WSW	20kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	5ft	10s	E	14kt	WSW	19kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	5ft	10s	E	13kt	SW	18kt	13°C	14°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

EXCELLENT11 excellent hours

🌊 5.0-7.0ft 💨 1-13kt 🌡️ 12-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	5ft	10s	E	12kt	SW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	5.4ft	11s	E	12kt	SW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	5.8ft	11s	E	13kt	SSW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	6.2ft	12s	E	13kt	SSW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	6.4ft	12s	E	11kt	SSW	15kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	6.6ft	12s	E	9kt	SSW	13kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	6.9ft	13s	E	7kt	SSW	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.9ft	13s	E	5kt	SW	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7ft	13s	E	3kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7ft	13s	E	1kt	W	1kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7ft	13s	E	1kt	NNW	1kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.9ft	12s	E	1kt	NE	2kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.9ft	12s	E	1kt	E	2kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.8ft	12s	E	2kt	ENE	2kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.7ft	12s	E	2kt	NE	2kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.6ft	12s	E	2kt	NNE	3kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.5ft	12s	E	4kt	NNW	4kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.4ft	12s	E	5kt	WNW	6kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	6.3ft	12s	E	7kt	WSW	7kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	6.3ft	12s	E	8kt	WSW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	6.2ft	11s	E	9kt	SW	11kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	6.1ft	11s	E	10kt	SW	13kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	6.1ft	11s	E	11kt	SW	13kt	12°C	14°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	6ft	11s	E	11kt	SW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0.5mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.7-6.0ft 💨 11-23kt 🌡️ 11-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	6ft	11s	E	12kt	SW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	POOR	5.8ft	11s	E	13kt	SW	15kt	12°C	14°C	0.7mm
2:00 AM	POOR	5.7ft	11s	E	13kt	SW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.7mm
3:00 AM	POOR	5.5ft	11s	E	13kt	SW	17kt	12°C	14°C	0.8mm
4:00 AM	POOR	5.3ft	11s	E	13kt	SW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.7mm
5:00 AM	POOR	5ft	10s	E	13kt	SW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	POOR	4.8ft	10s	E	13kt	SW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.5mm
7:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	10s	E	12kt	WSW	17kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	4.5ft	10s	E	12kt	WSW	18kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	4.4ft	10s	E	11kt	W	18kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	4.2ft	10s	E	11kt	W	20kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	4ft	10s	E	12kt	W	21kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	10s	E	13kt	W	23kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.7ft	10s	E	15kt	W	24kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	10s	E	16kt	W	26kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	10s	E	17kt	W	27kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	10s	E	18kt	W	27kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	10s	E	18kt	W	28kt	11°C	14°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3ft	9s	E	19kt	W	28kt	11°C	14°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	9s	E	20kt	W	29kt	11°C	14°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	9s	E	21kt	W	31kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	9s	E	22kt	W	33kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	8s	SE	23kt	W	33kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	23kt	W	33kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

POOR6 excellent hours

🌊 1.8-6.7ft 💨 5-23kt 🌡️ 10-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	6s	SSW	23kt	W	33kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	7s	SSE	23kt	W	33kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	8s	ESE	22kt	WSW	33kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	9s	E	22kt	WSW	33kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2ft	9s	E	21kt	WSW	32kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	9s	E	21kt	WSW	32kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	E	20kt	WSW	32kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	9s	ESE	19kt	WSW	31kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	4.5ft	8s	SSE	18kt	WSW	30kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	5.8ft	8s	S	17kt	WSW	29kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	5.9ft	9s	S	16kt	W	27kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	6.1ft	9s	S	15kt	W	24kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	6.2ft	9s	S	14kt	W	22kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	6.3ft	9s	S	13kt	W	19kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	6.4ft	9s	S	11kt	W	16kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	6.4ft	10s	S	9kt	W	13kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.5ft	10s	S	8kt	WNW	11kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.6ft	10s	S	6kt	NW	8kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.6ft	10s	S	5kt	NNW	5kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.6ft	10s	S	6kt	NW	7kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.7ft	10s	S	6kt	WNW	8kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.7ft	10s	S	7kt	WNW	10kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	6.7ft	10s	S	10kt	W	14kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	6.7ft	10s	S	14kt	W	19kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm

Thursday

Apr 16

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 3.9-6.7ft 💨 5-21kt 🌡️ 10-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	6.7ft	10s	S	17kt	W	23kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	6.7ft	10s	S	18kt	W	26kt	11°C	14°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	POOR	6.7ft	10s	S	19kt	W	29kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	POOR	6.7ft	10s	S	20kt	W	31kt	11°C	14°C	0.8mm
4:00 AM	POOR	6.7ft	10s	S	21kt	W	31kt	11°C	14°C	0.7mm
5:00 AM	POOR	6.7ft	10s	S	21kt	WSW	31kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	POOR	6.7ft	10s	S	21kt	WSW	30kt	11°C	14°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	POOR	6.7ft	10s	S	19kt	WSW	29kt	11°C	14°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	POOR	6.6ft	10s	S	18kt	W	27kt	11°C	14°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	6.5ft	10s	S	16kt	W	25kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	6.3ft	10s	S	16kt	W	25kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	6.2ft	10s	S	15kt	W	25kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	6ft	10s	S	15kt	W	25kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	5.8ft	10s	S	15kt	W	25kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	5.6ft	10s	S	15kt	W	25kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	5.5ft	10s	S	15kt	W	26kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	10s	S	13kt	WNW	23kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	5ft	9s	S	12kt	WNW	20kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	9s	S	10kt	NW	18kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	9s	S	9kt	NW	15kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	9s	S	9kt	NNW	12kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	9s	S	8kt	NNW	8kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	9s	S	6kt	NW	7kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	9s	SSE	5kt	W	5kt	10°C	14°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:3.5ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:3-18kt ENE

Water Temperature:14°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Brighton in Otago is a reasonably exposed beach and point break that usually has waves and can work year-round. The best surf occurs with a south swell and offshore winds from the north-northwest, typically during winter—most often in June—when clean, rideable waves are most common. Windswells and groundswells are equally likely, and the beach break offers both left and right-hand waves, working best around mid tide. The lineup is rarely crowded, but surfers should take care of rocks in the lineup.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Location: County: Dunedin City | State: Otago | Country: New Zealand / Aotearoa | Road: Brighton Road | Full Address: Brighton Road, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionNNW

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