Red Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Red Island sea temperature is

14.6°C

Red Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Red Island today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 5AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	155	124	73	57	59	105	66	53	53	50	67	76	125	39	119	292	383	354	308	140	227	103	78	76	74	57	47
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	ENE	SSE	W	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	ESE	SE	SSW	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		3:35AM1.41m				3:57PM1.45m					4:29AM1.41m				4:50PM1.43m				5:20AM1.43m				5:40PM1.41m				6:08AM1.44m
Low Tide				9:44AM0.19m					10:15PM0.15m				10:39AM0.20m				11:06PM0.17m				11:32AM0.21m				11:54PM0.18m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	21	22	21	20	20	19	17	16	17	19	20	20	18	16	16	15	19	21	22	20	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	16	17	17	20	20	20	21	20	19	16	15	16	16	17	17	16	14	14	12	17	19	20	19	15	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 10	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 9	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 7
kJ	155	124	73	57	47	61	66	53	53	50	67	76	76	39	16	154	193	203	166	140	106	103	78	76	74	57	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 12	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 15	S 15	E 10	E 10
kJ	59	54	49	48	3	46	44	28	28	28	28	29	28	16	2	16	15	6	6	6	5	1	1	4	4	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 13	S 16	S 16	S 8	E 10	S 14	S 14
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	14	14	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	5	5	1	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	NE 8	ENE 4	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	NE 8	—	—	—	SSW 3	SW 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	59	105	—	—	—	—	—	17	125	12	119	292	383	354	308	—	227	—	—	—	1	1	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	80	76	98	59	56	0	57	0	0	0	22	23	3	0	1	9
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth		Taits Beach (Waikari River)		Taits Beach (Waikari River)	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Waimarama	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Ocean Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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