Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
ENE
18
0.4
ENE
18
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.4
E
15
0.4
E
15
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.3
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
14
31
16
36
33
66
106
154
149
146
134
129
124
115
112
110
68
67
66
65
64
36
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:31AM2.85m
8:58PM3.02m
9:24AM2.87m
9:49PM3.02m
10:15AM2.86m
10:38PM2.98m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.52m
2:44PM0.35m
3:17AM0.49m
3:32PM0.36m
4:06AM0.49m
4:19PM0.43m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
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5:23
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
10
11
11
9
9
10
8
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
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