Red Beach Surf Break

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.6
N
6
2.5
N
7
2.4
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
2
NE
7
1.3
N
7
2.1
ENE
6
2
E
6
2.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
240
193
188
181
141
135
130
130
169
551
579
408
226
168
153
190
205
302
352
166
310
308
377
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
20
E
35
ENE
25
E
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:34PM2.66m
10:51AM2.53m
11:14PM2.65m
11:33AM2.52m
11:56PM2.63m
12:17PM2.50m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.83m
4:53PM0.81m
5:31AM0.83m
5:35PM0.86m
6:16AM0.83m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<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>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
5
1
1
5
6
1
2
12
9
7
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
13
14
13
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
10
11
11
13
15
11
10
8
6
5
7
8
9
8
8
7
8
7
7
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.2
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.3
N
8
Energy kJ
253
240
191
119
72
57
135
130
130
130
100
100
73
73
75
78
75
73
94
25
166
127
144
235
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
NNE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.1
N
21
0.1
N
18
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
188
181
141
44
14
13
8
6
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
5
1.8
N
6
1.6
N
6
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
N
5
1.6
N
6
2.5
N
7
2.4
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
2
NE
7
1.5
E
6
2.1
ENE
6
2
E
6
2.2
E
6
Energy kJ
138
227
193
1
1
13
55
67
169
551
579
408
226
168
153
190
205
302
352
139
310
308
377
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
7
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
353
353
35
0
0
0
0
36
141
87
81
35
87
87
87
107
189
39
39
39
88
87
40
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
7
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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