Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
128
184
187
133
78
61
67
54
57
42
29
29
18
17
12
11
9
9
8
22
24
23
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:56AM2.53m
3:40PM2.60m
4:06AM2.55m
4:47PM2.69m
5:13AM2.63m
5:45PM2.79m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.78m
9:59PM0.89m
10:23AM0.76m
11:04PM0.82m
11:27AM0.69m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
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6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
14
16
15
13
12
12
11
10
11
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
13
13
11
13
11
9
10
11
9
7
6
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
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