Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
15.5° 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: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (07 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.8
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.8
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
155
104
66
65
47
35
34
40
122
194
202
182
73
65
132
144
180
326
503
731
323
267
505
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
0
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
N
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:08PM1.42m
9:30AM1.30m
9:51PM1.40m
10:13AM1.27m
10:34PM1.37m
10:56AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.28m
3:41PM0.30m
4:15AM0.30m
4:23PM0.31m
4:58AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
19
20
19
16
16
16
15
16
19
20
19
18
18
17
15
15
18
16
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
11
12
15
14
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
165
72
28
41
45
47
32
25
29
53
88
120
97
73
8
2
2
4
4
4
434
323
267
241
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.4
NE
14
0.5
NE
13
Energy kJ
51
155
104
66
65
37
16
29
35
35
35
31
8
8
8
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
50
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
32
18
8
1
35
34
2
17
16
4
4
5
2
2
15
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.8
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
14
23
65
1
40
122
194
202
182
148
65
132
144
180
326
503
731
505
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
61
56
56
56
57
0
57
80
98
111
156
156
56
0
0
59
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
4
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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