Red Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Red Beach

Issued: 11 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
168
145
121
99
77
58
43
37
28
27
19
16
16
10
9
9
7
8
14
14
13
13
14
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM2.43m
11:39PM2.54m
11:57AM2.41m
00:22AM2.52m
12:42PM2.40m
1:08AM2.50m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.85m
6:00AM0.91m
6:02PM0.91m
6:47AM0.91m
6:53PM0.96m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
13
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
11
9
10
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
196
168
145
121
99
77
58
43
37
28
27
19
16
16
10
9
9
4
4
14
14
13
13
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
7
7
8
2
2
2
2
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
8
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
9
18
13
9
12
9
9
15
10
18
16
18
21
15
12
12
7
9
12
20
25
37
47
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
9
6
Distance (km)
35
0
0
0
0
0
29
39
29
67
101
130
101
213
214
354
354
354
357
289
289
229
189
189
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
3
3
2
1
2
5
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
9
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