Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Red Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (15 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
NE
0.3
E
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)1413131313888888812788888910181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)705454545463614442412929282728181819201316585756
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
2.33
5:21PM
2.28
6:11AM
2.43
6:23PM
2.37
6:58AM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
1.08
11:21AM
1.12
11:40PM
1.04
12:17PM
1.05
12:37AM
0.95
1:07PM
0.94
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:40-------7:38-------7:37
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171617171819201818171717182021191616151518202119
Feels °C (?)121013131414161515141515161818161415141417192019
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