Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.3
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.6
S
0.2
NNE
0.7
ESE
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)121212121212566777766666111141149
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73741097573728747577777624340292013131212111113476
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
SE
20
NNE
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
2.57
5:59AM
2.71
6:27PM
2.63
6:50AM
2.77
7:20PM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.85
11:42PM
0.80
12:17PM
0.80
12:39AM
0.76
1:09PM
0.74
1:29AM
0.71
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:19-------7:16----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----23----------------1-
Temp. °C182122211817201920222120181817161717171716171616
Feels °C (?)192222221915191719201920181613121312121414141313
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