Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.3° 

Red Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Red Beach today (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
7
7
7
16
17
7
26
26
25
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
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
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:25AM2.88m
9:38PM2.86m
10:08AM2.82m
10:20PM2.76m
10:50AM2.74m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.56m
3:50AM0.56m
4:07PM0.65m
4:30AM0.63m
4:50PM0.75m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
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