Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.3° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.7
N
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
24
26
28
30
31
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
30
23
23
23
23
23
68
57
31
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
W
25
W
25
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:57AM2.81m
10:08PM2.71m
10:38AM2.76m
10:49PM2.63m
11:18AM2.68m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.60m
3:59PM0.66m
4:17AM0.63m
4:39PM0.71m
4:56AM0.68m
5:21PM0.78m
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6:41
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6:37
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7:35
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Temp °C
15
15
17
18
19
17
15
15
15
15
18
21
22
19
17
16
16
17
17
15
13
14
12
Feels °C
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
16
20
20
18
16
13
13
15
14
11
9
9
7
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