Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)101010999151414141313131313131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4322752581891531441131603273042392321681661211177673484444252322
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
W
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
2.29
4:23AM
2.44
4:44PM
2.38
5:16AM
2.54
5:43PM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
1.04
10:03PM
1.02
10:37AM
0.96
11:01PM
0.94
11:28AM
0.84
11:53PM
0.82
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:55-----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--3-------1112-11-------
Temp. °C182116161717161617181716151515151617181716161617
Feels °C (?)172013161716151515151413121010101011121214121213
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