Red Beach Surf Break

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Red Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Red Beach today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 5AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
1.6
NNE
6
2.2
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.1
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
8
1.5
N
8
2
E
6
2
E
6
2.2
E
6
2.1
ESE
6
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
0.7
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
148
389
440
465
295
150
135
150
147
172
230
575
291
324
311
396
372
189
147
108
188
192
162
Wind (km/h)
15
N
30
NNE
15
NW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
E
25
E
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14PM2.65m
11:33AM2.52m
11:56PM2.63m
12:17PM2.50m
00:41AM2.60m
1:04PM2.49m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.83m
5:35PM0.86m
6:16AM0.83m
6:24PM0.92m
7:04AM0.82m
clear
cloud
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
—
7:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:33
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:17
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:17
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:19
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 mm
—
—
14
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
2
4
8
15
7
3
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
13
15
12
10
11
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
12
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
5
5
8
9
8
7
8
9
8
8
7
8
6
7
7
7
6
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.1
N
21
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
NNE
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
130
130
100
100
98
98
100
102
74
73
71
68
8
291
230
247
263
220
178
114
94
188
192
162
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
Energy kJ
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
3
26
46
46
189
147
57
75
56
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
N
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
11
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
15
29
42
108
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
4
1.6
NNE
6
2.2
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.1
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
8
1.9
ENE
6
2
E
6
2
E
6
2.2
E
6
2.1
ESE
6
1.4
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
Energy kJ
36
148
389
440
465
295
150
135
150
147
172
230
575
280
324
311
396
372
91
73
40
24
24
34
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Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
39
280
35
87
87
87
91
39
39
39
39
40
39
87
87
87
87
43
87
29
29
80
81
39
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Rating
(10 max)
3
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
4
6
5
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Cyclops
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Trial Harbour
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Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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