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Red Island Surf Forecast
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Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Red Island today?
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
66 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 40 | 67 | 63 | 144 | 250 | 277 | 432 | 1104 | 1534 | 1246 | 1074 | 790 | 627 | 401 | 287 | 268 | 199 | 149 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.37m | 4:15AM1.40m | 4:43PM1.39m | 5:03AM1.38m | 5:29PM1.40m | 5:49AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.19m | 10:05PM0.24m | 10:31AM0.20m | 10:55PM0.25m | 11:17AM0.22m | 11:44PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 66 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 63 | 94 | 90 | 56 | 300 | 1104 | 1534 | 1246 | 1074 | 790 | 627 | 401 | 287 | 268 | 199 | 149 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | NE 8 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 17 | S 15 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | E 15 | NE 8 | — | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 144 | 250 | 277 | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 162 | 162 | 243 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 80 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
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