Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Island today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 123 | 126 | 152 | 299 | 310 | 424 | 367 | 251 | 346 | 271 | 221 | 270 | 230 | 210 | 179 | 203 | 177 | 241 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.58m | 3:17AM1.48m | 3:49PM1.62m | 4:16AM1.50m | 4:48PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.12m | 9:29AM0.07m | 10:09PM0.09m | 10:28AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 137 | 123 | 88 | 110 | 299 | 191 | 230 | 191 | 157 | 346 | 271 | 221 | 270 | 230 | 210 | 179 | 203 | 177 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | S 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 79 | 126 | 152 | 95 | 294 | 285 | 307 | 251 | 68 | 16 | 99 | 64 | 48 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 54 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 229 | 310 | 424 | 367 | 229 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 54 | 49 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 112 | 82 | 56 |
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