Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 12AM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5
NE
5.5
ENE
5
NE
4.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1414141414141413131212111010101010101099141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82529713101991194510716102209441705843692196698606426326416286258214159153149361327308
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
E
35
ESE
25
SSE
40
SW
40
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
2.27
2:21AM
2.33
2:34PM
2.26
3:24AM
2.36
3:38PM
2.29
4:23AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
1.05
8:48AM
1.09
9:01PM
1.06
9:44AM
1.04
10:03PM
1.02
10:37AM
0.96
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-
Sunset-6:00-------6:00------5:58-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--581512171451------12------
Temp. °C202019202021202019191818181718212118171716151719
Feels °C (?)151615151618181514141415161617192116161615141516
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