Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 9AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
9
9
8
22
24
23
19
10
18
18
30
32
28
27
46
48
20
27
26
23
25
25
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:13AM2.63m
5:45PM2.79m
6:12AM2.72m
6:37PM2.89m
7:05AM2.81m
7:25PM2.95m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.69m
00:03AM0.73m
12:25PM0.61m
00:55AM0.64m
1:15PM0.54m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
13
14
13
11
11
10
10
13
15
14
13
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
11
11
9
9
7
8
10
11
10
9
5
5
5
3
3
6
6
6
8
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