Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Red Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
15
12
12
8
8
8
8
16
15
6
6
6
6
14
13
13
13
6
6
16
30
28
20
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:33AM2.66m
3:02PM2.55m
3:34AM2.66m
4:05PM2.56m
4:31AM2.68m
5:04PM2.60m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.78m
8:58AM0.82m
9:19PM0.83m
9:56AM0.81m
10:19PM0.85m
10:50AM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:42
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
16
18
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
12
11
12
11
12
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
15
14
13
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.5
E
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
22
15
12
12
8
8
8
8
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
16
11
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
Energy kJ
2
1
1
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
14
13
13
13
3
3
11
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
4
16
15
4
4
3
3
6
6
1
1
6
6
1
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
30
28
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
36
36
36
36
36
101
89
44
43
83
177
89
135
206
213
43
43
36
36
36
36
36
43
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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