Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
1.8
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.1
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)111414141414141313131312121212667777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21616161635323130292826111111245332319263208159246134108
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
2.65
6:53AM
2.76
7:23PM
2.78
7:42AM
2.84
8:11PM
2.88
8:31AM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.70
1:05PM
0.57
1:31AM
0.58
1:53PM
0.47
2:18AM
0.51
2:42PM
0.40
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:50-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------153---1
Temp. °C161615151619191716151414171920181817171617192016
Feels °C (?)121312131416161514131111131516141514141516161815
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