Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
27
34
36
64
107
52
36
24
18
18
18
7
7
7
7
6
16
15
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:28PM2.74m
9:46AM2.63m
10:08PM2.75m
10:28AM2.64m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.73m
3:41AM0.78m
3:50PM0.72m
4:21AM0.75m
4:29PM0.75m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
9
7
7
10
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
6
5
5
5
3
3
5
7
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
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