Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 08 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Red Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Red Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (08 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
NE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
1.7
E
2.4
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)1210121212131010161615151516161616161667889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2515111411171716202139181819434344434218761999511981432
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
NNW
10
E
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
E
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassonglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
2.72
12:05AM
2.67
12:16PM
2.61
12:44AM
2.57
12:56PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
0.71
5:46PM
0.70
6:04AM
0.81
6:25PM
0.78
6:48AM
0.91
7:07PM
0.87
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise--7:11-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset-----7:51-------7:49-------7:47--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C151517192120171615161820222017161617191919191818
Feels °C (?)151517182120161614161820201816161615151413141212
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