Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
2.0° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
51
47
61
56
40
86
119
148
148
145
148
145
120
136
90
72
70
69
70
62
92
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
0
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
00:23AM2.40m
12:52PM2.48m
1:07AM2.36m
1:36PM2.44m
1:53AM2.33m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.92m
6:29AM0.86m
7:12PM0.96m
7:15AM0.93m
8:01PM0.98m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
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Temp °C
19
19
17
16
15
15
18
22
21
19
16
16
16
16
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19
19
17
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Feels °C
19
19
18
17
15
15
19
22
17
17
15
15
15
15
18
21
19
18
19
16
16
17
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