Red Island Surf Break

Red Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Issued: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Island sea temperature is
13.2° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Red Island today (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 6PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
0.9
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.6
S
19
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
884
802
724
724
663
627
651
651
615
567
492
424
527
1044
1468
1529
801
1743
1134
1078
881
711
668
613
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:29PM1.38m
4:48AM1.30m
5:13PM1.40m
5:33AM1.30m
5:58PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.29m
10:44PM0.32m
10:57AM0.29m
11:31PM0.31m
11:42AM0.28m
00:18AM0.30m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
7
4
3
4
6
7
6
4
5
5
6
6
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
884
802
724
724
663
627
651
651
615
567
492
424
408
441
431
644
624
575
544
540
550
490
500
426
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
18
0.9
S
18
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.6
S
19
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
Energy kJ
481
501
357
264
181
125
77
73
70
61
39
168
527
173
1468
1529
801
1743
1134
1078
881
711
668
613
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.2
S
10
1.3
S
18
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
S
19
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
85
61
44
30
57
36
8
1044
156
77
730
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
86
77
56
57
146
188
206
189
137
156
198
200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
3
39
42
32
42
208
210
212
28
42
214
214
233
42
3
3
3
3
113
28
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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