Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
36
35
32
31
31
31
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
150
181
141
92
74
41
31
21
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
15
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM2.82m
11:26PM2.91m
11:53AM2.76m
00:12AM2.81m
12:41PM2.67m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.53m
5:06PM0.54m
5:42AM0.59m
5:54PM0.68m
6:29AM0.68m
6:46PM0.82m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
10
9
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