Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.2
NE
3.5
NE
4
ENE
4
NE
Period(s) (?)999141414141616161615151514141313131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)372374343492659668472103912901434124111621037104684570165180595811621575444062995761
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassonglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
2.46
12:03PM
2.38
12:33AM
2.39
12:48PM
2.32
1:23AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
0.85
6:04AM
0.98
6:14PM
0.93
6:57AM
1.05
7:04PM
1.00
7:51AM
1.08
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset-6:05-------6:04-------6:01------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C211918171616171920191817171717192020191919191919
Feels °C (?)201818181616171920201716171516192020181716151314
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