
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Red Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 5 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 60 | 90 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | 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-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:01AM2.69m | 8:17PM2.73m | 8:47AM2.79m | 9:05PM2.78m | 9:35AM2.86m | 9:55PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.67m | 2:07PM0.69m | 2:28AM0.56m | 2:54PM0.60m | 3:16AM0.48m | 3:42PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 60 | 90 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 10 | E 11 | N 10 | N 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 |
4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 12 | N 10 | N 12 | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 13 |
— | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 2 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 59 | 53 | 64 | 57 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 189 | 292 | 354 | 354 | 44 | 44 | 106 | 106 | 446 | 148 | 411 | 470 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 83 | 182 | 153 |
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