Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Red Island today?

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 12PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Nov)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (18 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
4
2
3
3
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.6
NE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
2.3
ENE
3
NE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)9788888998999899910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5342515555366991108102770561668178578598711978211398798784692610522455425373
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
10
N
10
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
0
SSE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossoffoffcross-
on
ononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
1.33
5:08PM
1.32
5:35AM
1.36
5:53PM
1.32
6:19AM
1.38
6:38PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.31
11:21PM
0.26
11:48AM
0.30
12:05AM
0.27
12:34PM
0.29
12:49AM
0.27
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise-5:45-------5:43-------5:43------
Sunset-----8:08-------8:09-------8:10--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------32111-1-----
Temp. °C141517212221211917171919171717171818212322221818
Feels °C (?)121315181919191614131615141615171819212221211919
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