Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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Red Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Red Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (24 May)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
2.2
E
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.2
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
435
502
502
574
627
434
786
1003
582
628
520
428
341
275
295
258
246
236
236
198
180
148
136
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:11AM2.76m
1:39PM2.61m
2:06AM2.70m
2:37PM2.56m
3:02AM2.66m
3:37PM2.54m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.73m
7:51PM0.78m
8:31AM0.77m
8:51PM0.86m
9:25AM0.80m
9:49PM0.90m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
10
13
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
Energy kJ
371
261
348
348
348
305
339
371
290
290
269
235
275
295
258
246
236
236
198
180
148
136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
N
12
0.6
ENE
10
0.1
NE
12
1.1
E
8
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
Energy kJ
21
9
36
44
83
5
149
212
157
144
136
147
115
117
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
11
Energy kJ
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
2.2
E
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
264
435
502
502
574
627
434
786
1003
582
628
520
428
341
264
2
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
38
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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