Red Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Auckland, New Zealand)

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Red Beach Surf Guide

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.

Red Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	inconsistent	18.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Red Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Red Beach occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Red Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Red Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 3% of the time in July while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 87% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

10%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

87%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Red Beach Location Map

Interactive Red Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Red Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 08:36 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Red Beach look like?

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Credit: Christian Rua Credit: Michelle Erasmus Credit: anonymus Credit: Anonoymus

Tides at Red Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Weiti River, New Zealand, 5 km from Red Beach.

Next High Water: 10:11am | 2.47m

Next Low Water: 04:19pm | 0.78m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Red Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (18.4 °C) at Red Beach is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 18.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Red Beach

Surf stats for Red Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Red Beach

Wind stats for Red Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Red Beach Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 18 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:4.0
Consistency of Surf:3.2
Difficulty Level:3.2
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.6
Crowds:2.9
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Bob from New Zealand

“Constant 7-8ft barrels. This break has a absolute cooking right hander of the reef and if you have big enough balls the break on top of the reef is a heavy slab. further down the beach there is a heavy shorebreak which gives barrels every time. Locals are hostile so would recommend to bring safety gear to avoid being knocked out by a punch. A helmet is recommended as the surf gets pretty gnarly out at reddaz.”

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