Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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

16 DaysHourly
Print Table

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
18
18
18
11
11
17
16
10
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
23
23
23
22
20
19
19
19
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:25AM2.28m
3:04PM2.34m
3:18AM2.25m
4:03PM2.35m
4:17AM2.27m
5:01PM2.40m
Low Tide
8:43AM1.04m
9:30PM1.07m
9:42AM1.07m
10:24PM1.05m
10:42AM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:40
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:42
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
17
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
13
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
13
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
12
15
12
11
12
11
10
11
10
11
12
9
9
8
9
10
11
13
12
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

Latest Updates

Read more

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Red Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Red Beach at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest