Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Red Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Red Island sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Island today?

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.6
S
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)99995667666666667101010101096
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5956483353809117114797806563522718431067775925248201
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
20
NE
15
ENE
5
ESE
25
SW
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
1.55
2:38PM
1.45
3:10AM
1.55
3:37PM
1.44
4:09AM
1.55
4:35PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
0.15
8:51PM
0.13
9:30AM
0.15
9:49PM
0.13
10:28AM
0.15
10:47PM
0.12
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-6:50-------6:52-------6:52------
Sunset-----7:57-------7:55-------7:54--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----11----------------1
Temp. °C181718181716151515151515161615151514171920181612
Feels °C (?)18151514121211121212121213141312121216161818113
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