Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

Red Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Red Beach today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
7
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Energy kJ
12
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
24
31
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:12PM2.75m
11:36AM2.71m
00:00AM2.69m
12:26PM2.66m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.65m
5:44PM0.80m
6:13AM0.68m
6:43PM0.87m
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
14
14
13
13
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14
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
12
9
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