Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
ENE
18
0.4
ENE
18
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
14
31
16
36
33
66
106
154
149
146
134
129
124
115
110
109
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:37AM2.80m
8:07PM2.98m
8:31AM2.85m
8:58PM3.02m
9:24AM2.87m
9:49PM3.02m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.40m
2:25AM0.52m
2:44PM0.35m
3:17AM0.49m
3:32PM0.36m
4:06AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
16
14
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
10
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