Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Red Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | 73 | 89 | 73 | 64 | 88 | 152 | 157 | 177 | 173 | 151 | 147 | 118 | 92 | 90 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:36PM3.02m | 9:03AM2.90m | 9:23PM3.01m | 9:51AM2.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.41m | 2:54AM0.50m | 3:09PM0.42m | 3:40AM0.50m | 3:53PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
62 | 47 | 89 | 73 | 64 | 88 | 152 | 157 | 177 | 173 | 151 | 147 | 118 | 92 | 90 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | N 6 | — | E 8 | S 5 | — | NW 4 | — | W 3 |
45 | 4 | 24 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 5 | N 5 | N 10 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SE 2 |
— | 73 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 44 |
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