Red Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Red Beach

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
1.3
N
8
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
198
162
138
118
93
91
71
68
228
198
289
510
583
549
453
310
191
263
201
181
131
78
77
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:48AM2.47m
10:16PM2.58m
10:30AM2.45m
10:57PM2.56m
11:13AM2.43m
11:39PM2.54m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.87m
3:56PM0.77m
4:29AM0.88m
4:35PM0.80m
5:14AM0.90m
5:17PM0.85m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:12
 mm
2
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
18
19
18
17
16
17
17
18
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.6
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.2
E
10
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
Energy kJ
264
198
162
138
118
93
91
71
68
2
2
7
8
8
8
310
191
7
201
181
131
78
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
8
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
3
4
8
7
2
7
2
21
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
11
3
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
4
1.3
N
8
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
8
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NW
4
1.5
N
8
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
3
11
16
21
52
39
30
228
198
289
510
583
549
453
14
24
263
13
6
8
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
32
0
0
0
0
0
80
106
148
362
362
361
362
21
35
35
35
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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