Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Island today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 2AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 229 | 188 | 185 | 206 | 530 | 417 | 330 | 198 | 92 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 90 | 90 | 113 | 110 | 115 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37AM1.23m | 2:59PM1.33m | 3:26AM1.26m | 3:48PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM0.32m | 8:44AM0.33m | 9:19PM0.30m | 9:33AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 237 | 229 | 188 | 185 | 177 | 530 | 417 | 330 | 198 | 92 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 90 | 90 | 113 | 110 | 115 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 21 | 77 | 206 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 77 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 113 | 1 | 0 |
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