Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
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 6AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Nov)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (19 Nov)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)8989999999910101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8906316817858341028986924675644612636574512455464464402373312264201327207
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
1.36
5:53PM
1.32
6:19AM
1.38
6:38PM
1.32
7:02AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
0.26
11:48AM
0.30
12:05AM
0.27
12:34PM
0.29
12:49AM
0.27
1:20PM
0.28
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise---5:43-------5:43-------5:43----
Sunset-------8:09-------8:10-------8:12
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----151-1--------------
Temp. °C211917181818171717171717192020191819181820202019
Feels °C (?)191614151416151718181819201919191819181819181919
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