
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Red Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 14 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 11 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:53AM2.40m | 1:22PM2.42m | 1:37AM2.33m | 2:10PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.94m | 7:01AM0.90m | 7:43PM1.01m | 7:49AM0.98m | 8:36PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 3 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
1 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | ENE 10 | S 3 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 |
— | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 44 | 44 | 101 | 101 | 60 | 80 | 54 | 79 | 101 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
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