Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 20 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)--
Afternoon (20 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (20 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313131312121212121212151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)616297979588858484848483525147464545504944384242
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
2.45
9:11AM
2.59
9:20PM
2.48
9:50AM
2.62
10:01PM
2.51
10:31AM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
0.94
2:48AM
0.86
3:17PM
0.90
3:31AM
0.79
4:00PM
0.87
4:12AM
0.75
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset-8:37-------8:37-------8:38------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817161616171819181615151518212220181919192121
Feels °C (?)141413131213131314141413141416181918181919181918
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