Red Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Red Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Island sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
130
125
60
43
63
61
60
46
41
29
60
52
80
70
36
35
32
14
24
25
15
15
37
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:05AM1.37m
5:27PM1.42m
5:55AM1.45m
6:18PM1.46m
6:46AM1.52m
7:10PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.22m
11:16AM0.22m
11:43PM0.17m
12:09PM0.17m
00:33AM0.13m
1:03PM0.12m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
part cloud
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7:42
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Temp °C
16
14
12
16
18
17
15
14
13
12
10
16
19
19
17
16
13
13
14
19
21
20
13
12
Feels °C
14
12
10
15
15
13
13
13
11
10
7
14
15
15
16
14
10
9
10
14
17
18
8
7
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