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Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
22.0° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.7
N
0.2
NNE
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.3
NE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)991212412444845555678888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1313141414141416161316233332262837353875868411293
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
2.34
5:40AM
2.35
5:45PM
2.32
6:35AM
2.39
6:38PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
1.10
10:59PM
1.05
11:37AM
1.11
11:50PM
1.06
12:30PM
1.10
12:43AM
1.03
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset---8:42-------8:40-------8:40----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------111326311---------
Temp. °C232424232221212022212120191818182123232118171717
Feels °C (?)232322222221212022222120191818182020201917161717
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