Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
3
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
2.5
N
7
2.4
N
8
1.5
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
25
24
23
14
14
23
14
14
59
89
89
62
181
771
657
255
92
59
38
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
15
N
5
NE
10
SW
10
S
15
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:50AM2.74m
11:02PM2.66m
11:31AM2.63m
11:44PM2.55m
12:13PM2.52m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.75m
5:11AM0.72m
5:35PM0.86m
5:53AM0.82m
6:24PM0.96m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:13
 mm
1
1
1
4
7
1
1
10
7
2
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
14
17
17
15
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
10
10
9
9
11
12
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
10
8
4
5
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