Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Island today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 604 | 563 | 546 | 533 | 535 | 631 | 212 | 336 | 539 | 523 | 345 | 277 | 345 | 173 | 300 | 318 | 684 | 817 | 660 | 1021 | 809 | 339 | 470 | 830 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28AM1.28m | 8:50PM1.41m | 9:11AM1.28m | 9:32PM1.40m | 9:55AM1.28m | 10:15PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.26m | 3:15AM0.27m | 3:22PM0.27m | 3:57AM0.26m | 4:05PM0.27m | 4:39AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 604 | 563 | 546 | 533 | 535 | 267 | 212 | 192 | 250 | 376 | 203 | 154 | 127 | 173 | 300 | 318 | 374 | 530 | 660 | 705 | 354 | 339 | 369 | 830 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 156 | 5 | 177 | 162 | 162 | 128 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 332 | 290 | 236 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | S 22 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | NE 6 | ENE 11 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | 148 | 631 | 206 | 336 | 539 | 523 | 345 | 277 | 345 | — | — | 167 | 684 | 817 | 587 | 1021 | 809 | — | 470 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 98 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 56 | 82 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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