Red Beach surf break

Red Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 29 Dec 2025 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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 7AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Dec)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (29 Dec)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (29 Dec)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
1.2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
E
3.5
E
4
E
2.5
ENE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
1.6
N
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.3
NNE
2
N
2
N
2
N
Period(s) (?)125678981111101010999999999978
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26572226811539231110481942184715561124509506633820847775826808878772617388535
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
40
E
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
35
E
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
2.52
3:02PM
2.62
3:32AM
2.52
4:01PM
2.61
4:39AM
2.55
5:04PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35PM
0.78
8:54AM
0.91
9:28PM
0.74
9:56AM
0.90
10:24PM
0.69
10:58AM
0.85
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:42-------8:42-------8:42
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--15862---------------13
Temp. °C181817171718202120191718212221211919191921232220
Feels °C (?)15141110910171819191717181817181515151618191818
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