Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Island today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 331 | 270 | 264 | 232 | 220 | 174 | 145 | 120 | 110 | 91 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 122 | 258 | 178 | 251 | 114 | 108 | 106 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:02AM1.45m | 3:33PM1.58m | 4:01AM1.46m | 4:30PM1.58m | 4:57AM1.48m | 5:24PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.10m | 9:53PM0.11m | 10:12AM0.09m | 10:50PM0.09m | 11:09AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 379 | 331 | 270 | 264 | 232 | 220 | 174 | 145 | 120 | 110 | 91 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 84 | 134 | 106 | 68 | 49 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 66 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 20 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 18 | 63 | 114 | 108 | 106 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | NNE 4 | — | S 8 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | W 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 31 | 122 | 258 | 178 | 251 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 112 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 23 | 111 | 113 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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