Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
13
7
7
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:40AM2.89m
8:55PM2.93m
9:25AM2.88m
9:38PM2.86m
10:08AM2.82m
Low Tide
2:44PM0.51m
3:09AM0.53m
3:25PM0.56m
3:50AM0.56m
4:07PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
10
10
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