Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.7° 

Red Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Red Beach today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Red Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:43PM2.34m
4:48AM2.28m
5:35PM2.42m
5:43AM2.34m
6:20PM2.51m
Low Tide
10:01AM1.11m
10:43PM1.15m
11:00AM1.08m
11:37PM1.11m
11:55AM1.01m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
9
10
11
11
13
13
11
12
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