Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
12
14
11
11
11
10
10
4
4
7
22
2
2
3
37
39
64
131
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:13AM2.56m
7:30PM2.65m
8:01AM2.69m
8:17PM2.73m
8:47AM2.79m
9:05PM2.78m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.80m
1:41AM0.67m
2:07PM0.69m
2:28AM0.56m
2:54PM0.60m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:24
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6:22
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3
1
2
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Temp °C
14
15
17
19
19
17
15
14
13
13
16
19
19
17
15
15
13
13
16
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
12
14
15
16
14
14
13
12
12
11
14
16
15
14
12
13
10
10
14
15
16
15
12
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