Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
15
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
29
29
28
12
12
12
12
17
26
31
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:06PM2.69m
7:30AM2.67m
7:48PM2.76m
8:14AM2.76m
8:32PM2.81m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.81m
1:16AM0.75m
1:37PM0.71m
1:59AM0.65m
2:20PM0.64m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
10
10
9
8
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9
9
7
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5
6
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7
7
7
8
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