Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Red Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25PM2.95m | 7:54AM2.87m | 8:10PM2.96m | 8:40AM2.89m | 8:55PM2.93m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.57m | 2:01PM0.51m | 2:27AM0.53m | 2:44PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NNE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 15 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 17 | 21 | 24 | 47 | 52 | 46 | 38 | 35 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 130 | 111 | 111 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 101 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 101 | 130 | 201 |
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