Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)--
Afternoon (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
1.1
N
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
E
1
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)1212121212666776666611111111104787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109757372457241575845414029201313121211837527636478
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
WSW
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
E
20
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
2.57
5:59AM
2.71
6:27PM
2.63
6:50AM
2.77
7:20PM
2.70
7:37AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
0.80
12:17PM
0.80
12:39AM
0.76
1:09PM
0.74
1:29AM
0.71
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-
Sunset-7:20-------7:19-------7:16------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--22----------------11--
Temp. °C212117161819202221201818171617181717161817171718
Feels °C (?)212218141619192019201716131213131213141615131314
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