Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
NE
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
254
169
153
118
50
75
75
52
52
48
45
47
49
41
66
90
84
82
92
90
125
144
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
W
5
WSW
5
NW
5
W
0
W
0
N
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:22AM2.81m
7:48PM2.98m
8:13AM2.87m
8:36PM3.02m
9:03AM2.90m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.62m
1:35PM0.46m
2:06AM0.55m
2:24PM0.41m
2:54AM0.50m
3:09PM0.42m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
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5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
15
14
16
17
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
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