Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
19.7° 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 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
1.7
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
2.2
N
2
N
1.8
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.9
N
Period(s) (?)14131313131212126677778887777698
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3231302928121111212291309440411358222164138112124120138121395505
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
2.78
7:42AM
2.84
8:11PM
2.88
8:31AM
2.87
9:00PM
2.94
9:22AM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
0.57
1:31AM
0.58
1:53PM
0.47
2:18AM
0.51
2:42PM
0.40
3:08AM
0.49
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:50-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11--131---1-12---
Temp. °C191716151415171819181818171517191917151517151517
Feels °C (?)161514121112141515141414141417181716151314121213
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