Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Island today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 47 | 69 | 97 | 79 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 40 | 92 | 104 | 146 | 886 | 177 | 151 | 119 | 101 | 126 | 267 | 262 | 526 | 430 | 202 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.57m | 6:22PM1.73m | 6:49AM1.59m | 7:19PM1.75m | 7:47AM1.58m | 8:16PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM-0.02m | 00:45AM-0.00m | 1:03PM-0.03m | 1:43AM-0.02m | 2:00PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 47 | 42 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 92 | 96 | 68 | 125 | 177 | 151 | 81 | 88 | 124 | 267 | 262 | 526 | 430 | 202 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 30 | 24 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 68 | 104 | 146 | 144 | 96 | 55 | 119 | 101 | 126 | 103 | 138 | 5 | 5 | 163 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 11 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 58 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 4 | SSW 14 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 69 | 97 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 886 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 150 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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