Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
9
8
8
16
16
16
26
164
243
286
211
264
233
181
145
116
91
89
115
100
132
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SW
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
SE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:14PM2.73m
1:42AM2.62m
2:12PM2.67m
2:42AM2.57m
3:16PM2.63m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.62m
7:34PM0.80m
7:53AM0.70m
8:37PM0.85m
8:56AM0.76m
9:42PM0.86m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:54
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6:52
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
12
12
14
16
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
10
12
11
11
11
12
6
5
6
7
8
8
9
7
7
6
7
8
9
8
9
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