Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
1.6
N
6
2
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
69
68
65
190
352
91
63
46
39
39
39
38
21
21
52
29
25
24
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:10PM2.66m
8:23AM2.56m
8:49PM2.71m
9:04AM2.60m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.83m
2:21AM0.90m
2:34PM0.76m
3:01AM0.83m
3:12PM0.73m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
5
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
12
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
13
10
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
9
8
6
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