
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Red Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | E 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
210 | 107 | 66 | 48 | 15 | 55 | 43 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29PM2.55m | 11:58AM2.59m | 00:10AM2.47m | 12:39PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.78m | 5:36AM0.74m | 6:05PM0.86m | 6:17AM0.82m | 6:52PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
210 | 107 | 66 | 48 | 15 | 55 | 43 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | WNW 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | ENE 10 |
9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 15 | — | — | — | N 14 | ENE 10 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 5 | N 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 16 | E 15 |
— | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 3 |
26 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 52 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 32 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 110 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 111 | 119 | 200 | 64 | 44 | 64 | 44 | 212 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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