Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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Red Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 9PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
1.9
N
2.1
N
2.2
N
2
N
2.5
NNW
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1.5
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)1267788888877977788887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1127238949344285029120314211511189166243146176187193164138156997677
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
N
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11PM
2.88
8:31AM
2.87
9:00PM
2.94
9:22AM
2.87
9:50PM
2.95
10:14AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
0.47
2:18AM
0.51
2:42PM
0.40
3:08AM
0.49
3:31PM
0.38
3:59AM
0.52
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset5:52-------5:50-------5:49-------
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1---510--21-182-133------
Temp. °C201918181716161918141415151315171715141313131517
Feels °C (?)16151415151415181513141413912131413121111111416
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