Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.6° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.6
SE
5
1.7
SE
5
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
90
120
169
150
157
190
151
118
118
92
69
68
68
68
71
113
163
127
135
148
89
68
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
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-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:03AM2.90m
9:23PM3.01m
9:51AM2.89m
10:09PM2.96m
10:38AM2.85m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.50m
3:09PM0.42m
3:40AM0.50m
3:53PM0.48m
4:23AM0.53m
4:36PM0.58m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
1
2
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
9
8
7
7
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
11
11
13
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
4
1
1
0
1
3
6
4
3
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