Red Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.61° S 174.72° E

Red Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
36
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
10
10
10
6
9
6
8
6
6
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
E
0
NNE
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:17AM2.27m
5:01PM2.40m
5:21AM2.33m
5:54PM2.47m
6:20AM2.43m
6:42PM2.56m
Low Tide
10:24PM1.05m
10:42AM1.06m
11:16PM0.99m
11:39AM1.00m
00:06AM0.90m
12:31PM0.91m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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Temp °C
11
12
12
13
16
16
13
12
11
11
12
13
17
18
16
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
14
11
9
9
8
8
8
10
16
16
16
13
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
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