Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 90 | 120 | 169 | 150 | 157 | 190 | 151 | 118 | 118 | 92 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 135 | 148 | 89 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 25 | 113 | 163 | 43 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 64 | 301 | 177 | 135 | 135 | 30 | 39 | 39 |
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