Red Island Surf Break

Red Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Issued: 11 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Island sea temperature is
13.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Red Island 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 Island today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
505
505
432
416
408
345
338
338
345
367
432
432
591
689
657
646
646
635
625
594
482
467
787
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42PM1.42m
7:02AM1.30m
7:26PM1.43m
7:45AM1.29m
8:09PM1.42m
8:28AM1.28m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.29m
1:12PM0.26m
1:49AM0.28m
1:56PM0.26m
2:33AM0.27m
2:39PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:59
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
9
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
7
7
9
14
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
10
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
4
3
4
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
392
505
505
432
416
408
345
338
338
345
367
432
432
591
689
657
646
646
635
625
594
482
467
533
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
127
143
143
108
92
68
65
40
37
23
21
13
13
12
11
5
4
4
4
19
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
198
155
157
153
106
101
96
60
57
32
32
35
17
10
5
2
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
1.8
ENE
11
Energy kJ
9
7
4
7
1
787
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
56
56
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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