Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
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)
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
1.2
NNW
7
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
15
0.3
ENE
14
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
18
18
29
45
131
86
86
93
93
94
67
66
67
64
62
61
37
38
38
93
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:20PM2.39m
3:32AM2.38m
4:22PM2.37m
4:30AM2.33m
5:19PM2.39m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.97m
9:29PM1.08m
9:45AM1.04m
10:23PM1.11m
10:38AM1.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
11
15
16
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
11
13
9
10
9
6
4
3
1
3
3
4
4
7
8
8
10
7
7
5
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