Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Red Island today?

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
93
118
110
104
66
220
190
165
155
104
66
65
37
38
38
38
139
195
202
178
65
60
98
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:25PM1.43m
8:47AM1.33m
9:08PM1.42m
9:30AM1.30m
9:51PM1.40m
10:13AM1.27m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.27m
2:58PM0.28m
3:31AM0.28m
3:41PM0.30m
4:15AM0.30m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:16
5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
17
19
18
18
17
15
14
15
20
19
19
17
15
15
15
15
18
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
15
17
18
17
15
13
12
13
17
15
16
14
12
13
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
ENE
9
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
44
44
44
45
42
28
220
190
165
155
17
30
31
33
38
38
29
73
113
106
94
65
60
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
25
93
118
110
104
12
29
51
30
47
104
66
65
31
35
30
35
35
35
31
8
8
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
53
24
14
13
11
66
8
13
7
7
32
28
16
37
16
34
1
4
4
10
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.8
ENE
10
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
8
107
68
68
77
38
139
195
202
178
148
148
98
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
63
0
0
0
0
0
0
56
56
57
56
57
0
0
57
60
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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