Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
16
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
18
18
18
7
7
7
10
6
16
15
15
6
6
6
6
6
11
27
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:08PM2.75m
10:28AM2.64m
10:50PM2.74m
11:11AM2.64m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.72m
4:21AM0.75m
4:29PM0.75m
5:03AM0.74m
5:12PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
9
8
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
10
10
8
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
3
1
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