
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Red Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 8 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 42 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06AM2.55m | 4:47PM2.69m | 5:13AM2.63m | 5:45PM2.79m | 6:12AM2.72m | 6:37PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.76m | 11:04PM0.82m | 11:27AM0.69m | 00:03AM0.73m | 12:25PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 15 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 9 | N 4 |
38 | 42 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 12 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 8 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 9 |
16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 12 | 28 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 17 | N 18 | — | — | — | NNE 16 | NE 13 |
3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 25 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 101 | 107 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 75 | 83 | 44 | 29 | 44 | 60 | 0 | 29 |
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