Red Beach Surf Break

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
148
127
148
190
194
254
375
418
386
379
327
279
279
284
296
290
290
347
290
340
386
544
467
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
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
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:58PM2.46m
5:06AM2.43m
5:50PM2.48m
5:56AM2.41m
6:35PM2.51m
6:42AM2.41m
Low Tide
10:58PM1.02m
11:13AM0.98m
11:48PM1.02m
12:01PM0.98m
00:35AM1.00m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
14
15
13
11
11
12
Feels °C
4
4
6
7
8
7
8
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
14
14
12
13
10
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
194
148
127
148
190
194
254
375
418
386
379
327
279
279
284
296
290
290
347
290
340
386
452
467
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
1.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
108
104
72
16
6
5
5
5
3
3
4
7
9
14
6
6
2
2
4
544
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
2
1
4
4
1
Distance (km)
177
250
124
81
111
0
30
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
30
36
29
0
29
36
36
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
5
4
1
1
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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