Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am 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 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1
NE
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
66
220
193
165
155
104
66
65
73
35
34
40
172
226
208
175
73
93
152
172
206
368
450
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
ENE
0
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
8:47AM1.33m
9:08PM1.42m
9:30AM1.30m
9:51PM1.40m
10:13AM1.27m
10:34PM1.37m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.27m
2:58PM0.28m
3:31AM0.28m
3:41PM0.30m
4:15AM0.30m
4:23PM0.31m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
Temp °C
14
13
14
18
19
17
18
17
16
15
15
20
20
19
16
15
16
15
16
19
19
19
18
19
12
11
12
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
17
16
16
13
12
14
12
12
14
14
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
6
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
104
28
220
193
165
155
17
40
33
25
24
29
29
85
110
123
88
73
7
2
2
4
16
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
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
Energy kJ
28
12
29
30
71
47
104
66
65
37
35
34
35
35
35
31
8
8
8
4
4
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
12
66
12
12
7
32
18
17
11
16
2
1
4
4
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
19
14
23
73
29
40
172
226
208
175
143
93
152
172
206
368
450
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
63
0
0
0
0
0
0
56
57
56
57
56
0
57
57
61
98
111
155
107
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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