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Orewa Beach

2:51 pm 4 Jul 2011

Bream Bay, Marsden Point

9:33 am 16 Jan 2010

Red Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.2
Consistency of surf: 3.5
Difficulty level: 3.6
Wind and kite surfing: 1.7
Crowds: 3.0

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Red Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – Auckland East Coast)

Red Beach photo

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Surf Break: Red Beach

NICE RED BEACH SURF photo

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Surf Break: Red Beach

Name: Red Beach
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: W

Red Beach in Auckland East Coast is a quite exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Spring and Summer provide the optimum conditions. Offshore winds blow from the west. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here.

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Overall Red Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Red Beach:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Orewa Beach 2 mi
Second closest break Fishermans Reef 3 mi
Third closest break Long Bay Reef 6 mi
Fourth closest break Browns Bay Bar 7 mi
Fifth closest break Takapuna-North Reef 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Red Beach:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4110 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4157 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4397 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4458 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 4619 mi

Tide stations nearest to Red Beach:

Closest tide station Weiti River, New Zealand 3 mi
Second closest tide station Murrays Bay, New Zealand 9 mi
Third closest tide station Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand 9 mi
Fourth closest tide station Mansion House Bay, New Zealand 14 mi
Fifth closest tide station Matakana River, New Zealand 14 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Red Beach:

Closest ski area Whakapapa (New Zealand) 187 mi
Second closest ski area Manganui (New Zealand) 190 mi
Third closest ski area Tukino (New Zealand) 191 mi
Fourth closest ski area Turoa (New Zealand) 193 mi
Fifth closest ski area Rainbow (New Zealand) 377 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Red Beach:

Closest city location Northshore (New Zealand) 14 mi
Second closest city location Warkworth (New Zealand) 15 mi
Third closest city location Parakai (New Zealand) 16 mi
Fourth closest city location Waitakere (New Zealand) 19 mi
Fifth closest city location Muriwai Beach (New Zealand) 21 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Red Beach is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Red Beach is Whangarei Airport (WRE), also in New Zealand, 99 km (61 miles) away.
  • Third is Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand, 150 km (93 miles) away.
  • Kerikeri Airport (KKE) in New Zealand is 166 km (103 miles) away.
  • Tauranga Airport (TRG), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Red Beach and is 177 km (110 miles) away.
Red Beach break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Red Beach, New-Zealand - Auckland East Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Red Beach sea temperature, Red Beach photographs, Red Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Red Beach webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - Auckland East Coast live weather stations and Red Beach tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Red Beach.