Red Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Red Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Island sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.0° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 6AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1497
1427
1245
1152
1028
934
890
876
824
811
694
683
521
480
455
387
314
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00AM1.29m
5:27PM1.40m
5:46AM1.29m
6:12PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.32m
11:10AM0.28m
11:46PM0.30m
11:56AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
9
7
7
8
13
16
12
12
Feels °C
7
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
7
6
4
3
4
10
11
6
6
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