Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.0° 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 7AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
ESE
0.8
S
1.5
SSW
1.1
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)1313121212121212111111111111101014991013121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39537729028522818017713212388866161555268116115354270875565351206
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
25
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset------5:43-------5:42-------5:39-
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C151413121418191615151414161717151414141315181916
Feels °C (?)1412119101315131111111111910879111113151613
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