Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Red Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (10 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (10 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
1.6
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)161616678888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444347169453717858935102910931029816881796825792704792669592554588524443
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
ESE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
2.51
1:24AM
2.46
1:37PM
2.41
2:08AM
2.37
2:23PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
0.91
7:07PM
0.87
7:37AM
1.01
7:52PM
0.96
8:30AM
1.08
8:42PM
1.04
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--7:13-------7:15-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:46-------7:45--
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11-------11----------1
Temp. °C161719191919181818181817171818191819192021202020
Feels °C (?)161514141414121212121211111213151414151618171819
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