Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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Red Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Red Island sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Island today?

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)1010109914141414131313131312121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93275763643330026848283251868056947747038028728223618013713491886161
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
20
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:43-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-------1--1---------
Temp. °C202120191716151517191816151412131516181613151414
Feels °C (?)181816181514141416181716141289910141410111012
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