Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
79
85
84
84
84
83
83
83
84
85
87
129
129
123
123
123
121
123
117
114
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:08PM2.45m
6:14AM2.37m
6:51PM2.52m
6:59AM2.43m
7:31PM2.59m
Low Tide
11:32AM1.06m
00:08AM1.08m
12:25PM1.00m
00:56AM1.04m
1:12PM0.92m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
8
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
6
7
9
8
8
6
6
5
8
8
7
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
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