Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
15
0.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
5
14
14
17
17
11
32
31
31
31
30
29
29
12
12
12
12
12
17
10
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24PM2.60m
6:46AM2.56m
7:06PM2.69m
7:30AM2.67m
7:48PM2.76m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.91m
00:33AM0.87m
12:54PM0.81m
1:16AM0.75m
1:37PM0.71m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:05
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6:05
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7:03
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6:19
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6:20
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7:21
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 mm
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1
1
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1
2
3
1
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1
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2
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
7
6
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