Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
2
NNE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
NE
4.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
Period(s) (?)161515151414141313131313131313141515141414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)139811621065991980862790700132924363076406254546492693787981056313964150031660417678711037982113
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
40
ESE
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
2.39
12:48PM
2.32
1:23AM
2.34
1:38PM
2.27
2:21AM
2.33
2:34PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
0.93
6:57AM
1.05
7:04PM
1.00
7:51AM
1.08
8:00PM
1.05
8:48AM
1.09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00-------6:00
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-111------------1451316172-
Temp. °C171616171719202019191918192019202020202021211919
Feels °C (?)161616171719201918171614141514151514141317191414
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