# New Brighton Beach, a beach of Christchurch

A named beach on the city’s shore.

From the air, an aerial view of New Brighton Beach: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=beach-new-brighton-beach (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## Can you swim here

[South Brighton Beach  at Caspian Street](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/swimming/south-brighton-beach-caspian-street/swimsite), the LAWA monitor that sits on its sand, LAWA’s long-term grade for it is very low risk. 9 more monitored spots sit on its sand.

*A water-quality risk grade, not a live verdict, after heavy rain any spot can turn. LAWA's page is the one to check on the day.*

## The ground under it

- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.7](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 4 June 2012 · ~300 m from the pin · 376 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.511123&lon=172.735583&radius=250

## Around it

- [New Brighton Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1794-new-brighton-beach), regional park · ~150 m
- [South New Brighton Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1059-south-new-brighton-beach), regional park · ~350 m
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-183-new-brighton), track · ~750 m
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-175-bexley), track · ~800 m
- [Matuku-takotako / Sumner Beach](https://www.chch.live/beach/matuku-takotako-sumner-beach), beach · 6.5 km
- [Mill Island](https://www.chch.live/beach/mill-island), beach · 8.6 km
- [Rhododendron Island](https://www.chch.live/beach/rhododendron-island), beach · 8.7 km
- [Taylor's Mistake Beach](https://www.chch.live/beach/taylors-mistake-beach), beach · 8.7 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is New Brighton Beach?**

A named beach on Christchurch’s shore, as the open map records it.

**Where exactly is New Brighton Beach?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the beach, the beach’s own ground, or its centreline’s middle. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named beach or island inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position for the feature; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/beach/new-brighton-beach
The whole shore as data: https://www.chch.live/beach.geojson
The bays and headlands: https://www.chch.live/coast