Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
1.5
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.9
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
23
23
23
23
15
196
117
85
49
15
14
70
33
14
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:49PM2.63m
11:18AM2.68m
11:29PM2.55m
11:58AM2.59m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.71m
4:56AM0.68m
5:21PM0.78m
5:36AM0.74m
6:05PM0.86m
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:35
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7:36
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2
8
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
21
19
17
16
15
17
16
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
20
18
17
14
13
14
13
9
7
8
7
6
5
7
6
9
10
8
7
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