Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
15
47
28
15
9
5
5
4
4
16
5
14
14
17
17
11
32
31
31
31
30
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:06AM2.33m
5:40PM2.50m
5:59AM2.43m
6:24PM2.60m
6:46AM2.56m
7:06PM2.69m
Low Tide
11:19AM1.01m
11:48PM0.98m
12:09PM0.91m
00:33AM0.87m
12:54PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
2
2
2
2
3
Temp °C
10
9
9
12
13
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
6
4
6
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
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