Red Beach Surf Break

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
12
0.7
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
5
4
4
9
10
10
20
20
35
35
63
95
107
137
138
167
123
111
197
193
190
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53AM2.81m
8:24PM2.97m
8:47AM2.83m
9:17PM3.00m
9:42AM2.84m
10:09PM2.99m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.54m
2:05PM0.36m
2:39AM0.49m
2:59PM0.33m
3:34AM0.48m
3:51PM0.35m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
12
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
12
11
11
12
10
10
12
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
12
0.7
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
5
3
1
1
10
10
20
20
35
35
63
95
107
137
138
167
123
111
197
193
190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.5
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
2
2
9
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
50
76
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
1
4
5
5
5
2
5
5
12
6
2
1
1
3
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
106
106
189
213
213
213
177
130
134
101
44
44
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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