Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.7° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1
1
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)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
125
127
125
125
94
47
90
62
61
61
42
42
42
41
26
25
14
20
9
15
22
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:27AM2.55m
4:12PM2.55m
4:33AM2.58m
5:20PM2.66m
5:39AM2.65m
6:20PM2.79m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.70m
10:26PM0.86m
10:49AM0.64m
11:30PM0.78m
11:52AM0.56m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
10
8
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