Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is

17.0°C

Red Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Red Beach today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 4	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 14	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	37	37	34	55	57	46	103	115	106	57	142	136	149	79	61	45	65	37	56	43	54	59
Wind (km/h)	NW	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNE	NNE	N	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		5:54PM2.71m				6:31AM2.66m				6:44PM2.71m					7:22AM2.71m				7:31PM2.70m
Low Tide				00:12AM0.73m				12:37PM0.80m				00:59AM0.71m					1:25PM0.77m				1:44AM0.70m


	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	6	7	2	1	1	3	2	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	18	18	18	18	17	19	20	20	19	16	16	15	14	18	20	21	20	17	17	16	17
Feels °C	21	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	19	18	15	15	15	13	17	20	19	19	17	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6	—	N 15	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	37	37	31	22	25	46	—	18	106	44	142	136	105	79	61	45	51	37	56	43	54	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 8	—	N 10	N 16	NE 7	N 16	N 16	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 15	N 14	N 13
kJ	2	4	10	10	4	23	—	2	20	57	20	5	11	31	34	37	37	37	16	17	36	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 10	NE 10	—	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11
kJ	5	5	4	4	2	4	—	3	3	20	3	4	3	14	16	37	65	11	11	11	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 5	NNE 4	N 5	NNE 6	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	ENE 3
kJ	19	21	34	55	57	—	103	115	56	58	—	—	149	24	24	—	32	31	30	20	20	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Red Beach Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Whitianga Coromandel	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Back Beach Taranaki	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	36	36	36	36	36	91	198	280	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	36	36	36	36	39
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland	Red Beach	Whatipu	Piha North	Whatipu	Piha North	Piha-The Bar				Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach		Piha-The Bar	Piha-The Bar	Piha-The Bar	Whatipu	Whatipu
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2				1	1	1	2	1	1	1		4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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