Red Beach Surf Break

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
266
237
201
238
334
471
373
212
178
91
141
131
128
125
125
128
131
128
123
96
98
98
100
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:17PM2.50m
00:41AM2.60m
1:04PM2.49m
1:29AM2.57m
1:57PM2.48m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.83m
6:24PM0.92m
7:04AM0.82m
7:20PM0.95m
7:56AM0.80m
8:21PM0.96m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
2
4
4
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
14
12
10
11
10
Feels °C
9
8
9
12
11
9
9
8
8
7
7
11
9
8
7
8
9
8
7
9
5
4
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
71
237
201
65
96
471
373
212
178
91
141
131
128
125
125
128
131
128
123
96
98
98
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
68
65
2
45
45
41
85
66
50
20
21
14
14
9
11
8
7
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.6
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
22
28
29
27
42
49
9
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
0.7
E
4
0.8
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.1
SE
4
1
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
Energy kJ
154
266
12
67
238
334
365
49
43
28
11
5
14
32
13
13
10
13
9
8
11
27
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
Distance (km)
39
39
39
40
39
40
44
43
43
43
87
39
0
29
29
39
39
39
29
29
0
29
44
64
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
1
6
7
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
6
9
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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