Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Island today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 564 | 402 | 319 | 243 | 232 | 220 | 157 | 121 | 106 | 73 | 160 | 160 | 225 | 200 | 248 | 161 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.26m | 3:20PM1.35m | 3:40AM1.26m | 4:07PM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.35m | 9:01AM0.32m | 9:36PM0.34m | 9:48AM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 564 | 402 | 319 | 243 | 232 | 220 | 157 | 121 | 106 | 73 | 68 | 44 | 225 | 200 | 248 | 161 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 81 | 76 | 41 | 160 | 160 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 15 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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