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Red Island Surf Forecast
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Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Red Island today?
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | S 9 | ESE 10 | S 9 | ESE 10 | S 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | |
3042 | 2708 | 3115 | 1362 | 958 | 698 | 550 | 511 | 378 | 277 | 353 | 320 | 255 | 221 | 168 | 142 | 123 | 63 | 93 | 82 | 84 | 78 | 82 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.68m | 10:18AM1.53m | 10:46PM1.65m | 11:15AM1.49m | 11:44PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.02m | 4:14AM0.03m | 4:32PM0.05m | 5:11AM0.06m | 5:28PM0.08m | 6:07AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
 kJ | 114 | 114 | 2525 | 1278 | 916 | 601 | 543 | 511 | 339 | 277 | 353 | 320 | 255 | 221 | 168 | 142 | 123 | 63 | 93 | 82 | 84 | 78 | 82 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 59 | 911 | 680 | 698 | 343 | 343 | 378 | 276 | 161 | 161 | 120 | 103 | 103 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 57 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 72 | 59 | 18 | 73 | 21 | 17 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 54 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 27 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3042 | 2708 | 3115 | 1362 | 958 | — | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 42 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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