Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 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 1AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (08 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
156
200
203
94
62
71
128
116
163
281
427
753
604
294
267
247
211
620
630
630
591
563
545
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
0
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:51PM1.40m
10:13AM1.27m
10:34PM1.37m
10:56AM1.25m
11:17PM1.36m
11:40AM1.23m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.30m
4:23PM0.31m
4:58AM0.31m
5:06PM0.32m
5:42AM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
16
15
15
15
17
19
20
18
18
18
17
16
15
19
19
17
14
14
13
13
15
18
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
15
13
11
12
13
14
12
16
18
16
14
12
9
10
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
1.9
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
Energy kJ
35
77
88
100
94
62
71
2
2
4
4
16
447
334
294
267
247
211
620
630
630
591
563
545
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.5
NE
13
0.7
NE
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1
35
35
31
7
8
7
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
19
46
87
172
13
18
18
17
16
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
15
8
11
8
2
2
15
15
14
13
4
4
7
7
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
Energy kJ
61
156
200
203
128
202
128
116
163
281
427
753
604
5
85
57
9
2
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
63
57
56
56
60
57
57
57
98
155
155
135
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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