Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is

16.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Red Beach today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NNE 6	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	109	128	136	147	200	223	223	200	181	143	135	135	122	119	86	86	71	67	59	46	43	44	33	101	163	218	135
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	N	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:30AM2.57m					4:01PM2.69m				4:33AM2.57m				5:00PM2.69m				5:35AM2.60m				5:54PM2.71m				6:31AM2.66m
Low Tide				9:46AM0.80m					10:25PM0.78m				10:48AM0.82m				11:21PM0.76m				11:45AM0.82m				00:12AM0.73m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	2	1	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	19	20	19	17	17	16	17	20	22	20	20	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	14	15	15	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	19	19	17	18	16	17	20	20	20	20	18	19	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 9	N 12	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	N 15	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	6	3	3	181	143	135	135	122	119	86	86	71	67	59	46	40	37	28	12	4	154	135
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 12	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NE 9	N 10	N 15	N 18
kJ	—	—	4	4	4	11	—	10	2	2	26	17	27	27	2	2	2	5	5	2	2	2	4	14	2	4	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 18	N 18	N 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	7	6	6	2	2	5	5	5	5	4	6	6	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	N 7	N 7	N 4	N 4	N 7	N 6	N 7	NNE 6	NNE 4	NNE 6	NNE 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	109	128	136	147	200	223	223	200	—	—	—	—	—	1	39	35	22	19	43	41	43	44	33	101	163	218	23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	39	36	36	39	39	39	36	36	36	36	32	35	36	36	36	36	4	32	32	39	39	38	36	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	O'Neills Bay	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Piha North	Piha-The Bar	Piha-The Bar	Piha North	Piha North	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	3	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bancoora Australia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Fullers United States	Barrancon Chile	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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