Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.5
SSE
5
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
127
128
98
104
100
123
118
92
94
94
68
68
92
116
115
151
158
125
127
49
49
48
72
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:29AM2.57m
1:57PM2.48m
2:24AM2.55m
3:00PM2.49m
3:27AM2.55m
4:12PM2.55m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.80m
8:21PM0.96m
8:51AM0.76m
9:23PM0.92m
9:49AM0.70m
10:26PM0.86m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
13
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
6
5
6
4
4
4
5
3
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
8
8
8
9
9
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