Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Beach today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Red Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 117 | 120 | 135 | 120 | 100 | 105 | 137 | 107 | 107 | 74 | 74 | 92 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:20PM2.53m | 10:49AM2.62m | 11:00PM2.48m | 11:29AM2.57m | 11:41PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.79m | 4:28AM0.74m | 4:56PM0.83m | 5:08AM0.76m | 5:39PM0.87m | 5:47AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 117 | 120 | 135 | 120 | 100 | 105 | 137 | 107 | 107 | 74 | 74 | 92 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NNW 6 | N 14 | N 14 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 213 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
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