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Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° 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 12PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 956 | 956 | 920 | 931 | 869 | 722 | 678 | 1006 | 943 | 338 | 459 | 400 | 339 | 566 | 645 | 666 | 749 | 749 | 749 | 824 | 725 | 683 | 660 | 583 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:27PM 1.46 | 1:57AM 1.55 | 2:26PM 1.43 | 2:55AM 1.53 | 3:24PM 1.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:21AM 0.12 | 7:40PM 0.12 | 8:19AM 0.14 | 8:37PM 0.15 | 9:16AM 0.15 | 9:34PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Mon 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
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