Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5AM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
ENE
4.5
NE
5.5
ENE
5.5
NE
6
NE
4.5
NE
4
NE
3
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)1414141414131312121110101010101010991414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104137615119241124112069719144812466718571352326292286227191166124121361327308299232
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
SSE
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
2.33
2:34PM
2.26
3:24AM
2.36
3:38PM
2.29
4:23AM
2.44
4:44PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
1.05
8:48AM
1.09
9:01PM
1.06
9:44AM
1.04
10:03PM
1.02
10:37AM
0.96
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset-------6:00------5:58-------5:57-
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
613106232521------22--------
Temp. °C192020212020191918181817182120191717161617191917
Feels °C (?)141516171917151414151616172020171617151515161615
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