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Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Red Island today?
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 4PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 890 | 669 | 584 | 509 | 378 | 308 | 240 | 199 | 130 | 101 | 71 | 66 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 35 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:36AM 1.59 | 12:03AM 1.48 | 12:33PM 1.56 | 1:01AM 1.44 | 1:31PM 1.53 | 1:59AM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:57PM 0.10 | 6:17AM 0.11 | 6:55PM 0.14 | 7:14AM 0.15 | 7:52PM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay
The wind is still cross-off at Red Island (moderate winds from the WNW at Te Mata Peak 17 km from Red Island). 1.9m 10s swell from the S to make surfable waves.
17 km away, 1 h 33 min ago
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