Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)91414141313131313131212121212121111111111111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)190160327304239232229166163117108734844442523229999916
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
2.44
4:44PM
2.38
5:16AM
2.54
5:43PM
2.50
6:05AM
2.65
6:34PM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.96
11:01PM
0.94
11:28AM
0.84
11:53PM
0.82
12:17PM
0.70
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:46-----
Sunset----5:57-------5:55-------5:53---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----11-11---------1-----
Temp. °C161617181716151615151618181717171717171817161615
Feels °C (?)15151516141312111091012131314141414131311111312
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