Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.4° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (09 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (09 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.4
N
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
31
102
131
127
116
117
90
90
100
132
319
407
636
300
203
144
120
120
127
111
86
62
71
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
20
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM2.74m
8:16PM2.66m
8:50AM2.74m
8:59PM2.62m
9:31AM2.72m
9:40PM2.57m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.76m
2:27AM0.70m
2:53PM0.75m
3:08AM0.71m
3:34PM0.76m
3:49AM0.72m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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8:00
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8:00
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 mm
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4
4
2
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2
2
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1
1
2
7
23
7
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Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
19
22
21
18
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
18
19
16
14
15
17
16
15
16
17
15
14
15
17
16
19
20
19
16
15
14
14
14
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