Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Island today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 60 | 49 | 44 | 45 | 122 | 98 | 236 | 402 | 530 | 419 | 332 | 248 | 188 | 173 | 134 | 76 | 105 | 54 | 90 | 97 | 134 | 79 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:51AM1.43m | 3:20PM1.53m | 3:50AM1.42m | 4:16PM1.52m | 4:46AM1.43m | 5:11PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.13m | 9:41PM0.13m | 10:00AM0.14m | 10:36PM0.13m | 10:57AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 80 | 60 | 49 | 44 | 45 | 68 | 98 | 236 | 402 | 530 | 419 | 332 | 248 | 188 | 173 | 134 | 76 | 105 | 54 | 90 | 59 | 38 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 3 | NE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 47 | 24 | 38 | 59 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 34 | 56 | 97 | 134 | 79 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 113 | 112 | 57 | 61 |
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