Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
110
70
78
67
50
30
28
18
18
6
6
8
7
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:27AM2.44m
12:58PM2.41m
1:13AM2.35m
1:50PM2.33m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.96m
6:39AM0.93m
7:17PM1.05m
7:28AM1.02m
8:12PM1.11m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
14
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
7
5
6
5
6
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