Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is

16.9°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 4	NNE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 14	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	69	67	59	59	43	37	37	41	42	30	66	117	65	149	181	192	163	94	61	45	45	65	43	36	38	36	63
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	W	NNE	NNE	N	N	NE	N	N	NNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NNE	NNE	N	N	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:35AM2.60m				5:54PM2.71m				6:31AM2.66m				6:44PM2.71m					7:22AM2.71m				7:31PM2.70m
Low Tide	11:21PM0.76m				11:45AM0.82m				00:12AM0.73m				12:37PM0.80m				00:59AM0.71m					1:25PM0.77m				1:44AM0.70m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	3	1	—	—	—	13	4	1	1	—	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	20	23	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	19	21	17	16	16	14	14	18	20	21	20	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	18	18	17	20	22	18	18	17	18	16	16	16	18	20	16	14	15	13	13	17	19	19	19	16	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 6	ENE 7	N 15	NE 7	N 16	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 13
kJ	69	67	59	59	42	37	37	21	23	24	37	4	65	20	181	192	163	94	61	45	45	41	43	36	35	34	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 7	N 10	N 12	N 15	N 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 14	N 14	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 11
kJ	2	5	5	2	2	2	4	10	10	30	2	3	18	3	20	20	5	39	54	37	34	37	37	17	17	36	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	NE 10	N 18	N 12	N 10	—	N 12	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	6	2	2	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	3	2	—	3	3	4	3	15	16	37	65	11	11	11	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 6	N 7	N 6	N 7	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 7	N 7	WNW 2	—	WNW 3	NNW 7	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	NE 7
kJ	22	20	21	30	43	19	19	41	42	29	66	117	45	149	32	1	—	1	16	—	—	33	34	31	38	28	63
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rimmers Road Auckland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Red Beach Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	36	32	32	39	72	0	36	36	36	87	36	81	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	72	36	36	36	36	36
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland	Piha North	Piha North	Whatipu	Whatipu		Red Beach	Whatipu	Whatipu	Piha North		Piha North			Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach			Piha-The Bar	Piha-The Bar	Piha-The Bar	Whatipu	Piha-The Bar
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2		1	2	2	2		2			1	1	1	1	1	1	1			4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Box Northland	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fairway Reef Northland	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Waimarie 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)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches 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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Haga-Haga 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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cortez Bank United States	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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