Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.9° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
1.1
N
6
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
117
114
109
105
103
102
102
69
69
68
65
61
94
79
63
63
39
39
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:31PM2.59m
7:41AM2.49m
8:10PM2.66m
8:23AM2.56m
8:49PM2.71m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.92m
1:40AM0.97m
1:54PM0.83m
2:21AM0.90m
2:34PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
9
9
8
10
9
9
8
7
7
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