Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
12
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1
NNE
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
7
12
28
43
47
51
55
62
80
94
110
151
191
395
575
370
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:00PM2.61m
7:16AM2.53m
7:40PM2.69m
7:58AM2.62m
8:20PM2.76m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.92m
1:09AM0.94m
1:26PM0.82m
1:51AM0.84m
2:07PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
2
3
4
7
3
7
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
11
10
9
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
14
13
10
7
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