
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Red Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 68 | 57 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57AM2.81m | 10:08PM2.71m | 10:38AM2.76m | 10:49PM2.63m | 11:18AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.60m | 3:59PM0.66m | 4:17AM0.63m | 4:39PM0.71m | 4:56AM0.68m | 5:21PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 |
10 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 68 | 57 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 5 | N 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 15 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 106 | 88 | 101 | 92 | 102 | 12 | 7 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 83 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 60 | 362 | 67 | 39 | 106 | 52 | 371 | 513 | 251 | 0 | 0 |
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