Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 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
21.5° C
(Which is 2.1°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 8PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121212121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)303029292827262626262625252525252526252121212121
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
2.82
1:14AM
2.66
1:32PM
2.73
2:01AM
2.58
2:17PM
2.62
2:49AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
0.67
7:15AM
0.76
7:51PM
0.75
8:07AM
0.89
8:37PM
0.84
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:15
Sunset---8:43-------8:43-------8:42----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212323211918181921252523201919192326272420201920
Feels °C (?)182019181816181920232322201919202325252220191819
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