Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.0° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
74
89
99
135
173
212
232
242
212
196
147
141
120
118
113
111
82
54
65
62
60
37
59
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:52AM2.56m
5:26PM2.70m
5:56AM2.62m
6:22PM2.77m
6:53AM2.70m
7:12PM2.82m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.84m
11:08AM0.79m
11:46PM0.78m
12:09PM0.75m
00:40AM0.72m
1:03PM0.69m
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Temp °C
13
12
11
13
17
17
15
14
14
14
13
15
18
19
17
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
9
11
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
13
16
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
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