Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
N
8
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
1.5
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
161
134
127
130
109
104
99
101
147
169
165
129
123
96
94
126
141
257
227
216
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:04PM2.67m
5:26AM2.63m
6:04PM2.79m
6:27AM2.72m
6:57PM2.91m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.70m
11:16PM0.82m
11:40AM0.63m
00:19AM0.72m
12:41PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
11
10
10
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
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