Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
74
62
64
41
40
40
41
36
37
35
37
48
48
34
33
32
31
14
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01PM2.80m
9:22AM2.74m
9:43PM2.81m
10:05AM2.75m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.68m
3:12AM0.68m
3:26PM0.66m
3:54AM0.64m
4:07PM0.68m
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
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