Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:14AM2.76m
9:32PM2.81m
9:58AM2.81m
10:17PM2.82m
10:43AM2.84m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.65m
3:20PM0.64m
3:43AM0.57m
4:03PM0.60m
4:27AM0.53m
4:48PM0.61m
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clear
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
16
15
14
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
15
13
12
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