Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (28 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (28 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)88871010457777777776667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151515142716231173163413242782722391661179455452927353637
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
2.55
5:18AM
2.63
5:42PM
2.58
6:20AM
2.72
6:44PM
2.65
7:14AM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.78
11:34AM
0.88
11:57PM
0.75
12:37PM
0.81
12:59AM
0.68
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset-8:02-------8:01-------8:00------
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----12321--------------
Temp. °C232219181919191920191919181819202020181717171819
Feels °C (?)232219181918161516151515151617181921181514131313
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