Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 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 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.8
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
24
24
18
13
14
13
24
26
28
30
31
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
41
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:15AM2.84m
9:26PM2.78m
9:57AM2.81m
10:08PM2.71m
10:38AM2.76m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.59m
3:18PM0.63m
3:38AM0.60m
3:59PM0.66m
4:17AM0.63m
4:39PM0.71m
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Temp °C
15
15
16
16
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
19
19
17
15
15
15
15
19
21
22
19
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
15
16
14
15
14
15
18
19
20
18
16
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