Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)101099888999910101111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)264299248464616107012521124795626612723867969844828762628565500408356320275
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
10
W
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
2.54
7:39AM
2.58
7:44PM
2.52
8:19AM
2.60
8:25PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.94
1:11AM
0.88
1:38PM
0.91
1:51AM
0.87
2:19PM
0.89
2:30AM
0.85
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:01-------6:00
Sunset---8:09-------8:10-------8:12----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1215112010361-1------------
Temp. °C191919181819181818191919181716161920201916161616
Feels °C (?)171718151616181920202021181715151717181817161617
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