Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.2
NNE
16
0.3
E
12
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
39
39
38
21
21
20
29
24
24
36
23
48
38
24
15
18
18
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:49PM2.71m
9:04AM2.60m
9:28PM2.74m
9:46AM2.63m
Low Tide
2:34PM0.76m
3:01AM0.83m
3:12PM0.73m
3:41AM0.78m
3:50PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
12
10
10
11
12
13
11
11
10
9
7
7
10
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
7
8
8
7
8
6
6
5
5
3
3
6
7
9
9
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