Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.3° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
N
14
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
45
65
47
44
34
44
44
42
59
73
103
111
124
106
82
75
100
182
249
307
276
240
293
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:22AM2.71m
7:31PM2.70m
8:08AM2.74m
8:16PM2.66m
8:50AM2.74m
8:59PM2.62m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.77m
1:44AM0.70m
2:10PM0.76m
2:27AM0.70m
2:53PM0.75m
3:08AM0.71m
clear
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clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:09
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6:07
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6:07
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7:59
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8:00
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8:00
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8:02
 mm
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1
5
3
1
4
4
9
7
3
2
7
6
3
1
3
4
Temp °C
18
20
20
20
17
16
16
16
18
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
19
18
20
17
16
17
16
17
15
15
16
14
14
15
17
18
15
14
16
13
16
17
16
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