Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
16.5°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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
164
164
147
143
104
104
104
94
110
73
69
69
64
44
39
45
43
52
74
104
110
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
0
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:01PM2.69m
4:33AM2.57m
5:00PM2.69m
5:35AM2.60m
5:54PM2.71m
6:31AM2.66m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.78m
10:48AM0.82m
11:21PM0.76m
11:45AM0.82m
00:12AM0.73m
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thunderstorm
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light rain
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2
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23
2
3
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
19
17
17
17
17
20
22
19
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
22
19
19
18
16
15
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