Water temperature in New Brighton (New Zealand) in March

Is it warm enough to swim in New Brighton in March? Average water temperature in New Brighton in March is 16.6°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in New Brighton in March is 19°C, and the coldest is 14.7°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in New Brighton

Changes water temperature in New Brighton in March 2025, 2024

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in New Brighton for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in New Brighton, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of March.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 March	17.7°C	17.8°C	15.9°C	18.6°C
2 March	18.6°C	18°C	15.4°C	19°C
3 March	18.4°C	18.1°C	16°C	18.9°C
4 March	18.2°C	17.8°C	15.9°C	18.2°C
5 March	17.9°C	17.4°C	15.6°C	18.2°C
6 March	17.4°C	17.4°C	15.1°C	18.3°C
7 March	17.3°C	17.1°C	15.1°C	18.2°C
8 March	17.7°C	17.1°C	17°C	17.7°C
9 March	17.6°C	16.3°C	15.7°C	17.8°C
10 March	17.8°C	16.8°C	15.7°C	18.3°C
11 March	17.9°C	16.7°C	16°C	18.1°C
12 March	17.6°C	16.7°C	15.2°C	18.6°C
13 March	17.1°C	16.4°C	15.2°C	18.5°C
14 March	17.3°C	16.1°C	15.1°C	17.9°C
15 March	17.8°C	16.2°C	15°C	17.9°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 March	18.2°C	15.8°C	15.4°C	18.2°C
17 March	18.5°C	15.8°C	15.8°C	18.5°C
18 March	18.3°C	16°C	15.7°C	18.3°C
19 March	17.9°C	15.7°C	15.1°C	17.9°C
20 March	17.4°C	15.8°C	15°C	17.4°C
21 March	17.1°C	15.6°C	15.2°C	17.6°C
22 March	17°C	15.5°C	15.3°C	17.3°C
23 March	16.8°C	15.4°C	15°C	17.3°C
24 March	16.6°C	15.4°C	15.4°C	17.1°C
25 March	17.1°C	16.2°C	15.1°C	17.1°C
26 March	17.2°C	16.1°C	15.5°C	17.2°C
27 March	17°C	15.7°C	15.5°C	17.1°C
28 March	17°C	15.4°C	14.7°C	17°C
29 March	17°C	15.8°C	15°C	17.3°C
30 March	16.9°C	15.5°C	15.1°C	17.2°C
31 March	16.7°C	15.4°C	14.9°C	17.2°C

Average water temperature in New Brighton in March over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
16.7°C	16.5°C	17.3°C	17.5°C	16°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
16.9°C	17.2°C	17.5°C	16.4°C	17.5°C

New Brighton water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in March. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Punakaiki	17.4°C	14.8°C	20.9°C
Westport	17.3°C	15°C	20.5°C
Oamaru	15.1°C	13°C	18°C
Mapua	19.2°C	17°C	21.6°C
Tahunanui	19.2°C	17°C	21.8°C
Wellington	15.6°C	14.1°C	18.1°C
Rabbit Island	19.2°C	17°C	21.6°C
Nelson	19.2°C	17°C	21.7°C
Motueka	19.1°C	17°C	21.5°C
Cable Bay	19°C	16.9°C	21.3°C

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