Red Beach Surf Break

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
15.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
426
403
338
332
275
270
265
265
270
275
275
314
259
218
461
439
461
432
353
341
330
248
240
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
0
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:45AM2.50m
9:14PM2.64m
9:26AM2.52m
9:54PM2.66m
10:09AM2.53m
10:34PM2.66m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.90m
2:56PM0.78m
3:26AM0.87m
3:35PM0.76m
4:07AM0.84m
4:13PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
5
2
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
15
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
10
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
9
11
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
Energy kJ
403
426
403
338
332
275
270
265
265
270
275
275
314
259
218
461
439
461
432
353
341
330
248
240
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
ENE
13
0.7
ENE
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
139
168
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
5
3
5
13
40
63
62
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
Distance (km)
30
5
30
30
0
0
0
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
35
35
35
36
200
353
353
36
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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