Red Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Red Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Island sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.9° 

Red Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Red Island today (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
340
255
187
177
125
121
120
138
86
66
97
65
69
74
59
80
86
69
69
67
51
51
44
45
89
86
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
5
E
10
S
5
SE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
10
NW
10
N
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:13PM1.31m
10:34AM1.41m
10:57PM1.28m
11:18AM1.38m
11:41PM1.25m
12:02PM1.36m
00:26AM1.23m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.28m
4:59PM0.28m
5:07AM0.30m
5:43PM0.30m
5:51AM0.32m
6:27PM0.31m
6:34AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
14
14
13
17
20
20
20
18
16
15
15
20
23
25
24
19
17
17
18
18
20
21
19
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
16
18
20
19
18
16
14
15
19
21
23
21
16
14
15
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
15
14
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