Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
15.3°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
39
37
37
37
37
37
37
39
40
44
44
43
35
35
35
34
23
23
24
24
24
18
22
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:45AM2.77m
7:58PM2.84m
8:31AM2.82m
8:43PM2.83m
9:15AM2.84m
9:26PM2.78m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.65m
1:51PM0.65m
2:15AM0.61m
2:36PM0.63m
2:57AM0.59m
3:18PM0.63m
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clear
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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6:43
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6:41
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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1
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3
4
3
1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
17
19
19
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
15
15
14
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
13
14
15
15
16
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