Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Red Island today?

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 10PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)--
Afternoon (19 Nov)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (19 Nov)7ft (2.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999910101010101010101010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1165781705658586551482437394410402394318269221212193161158130161157121101
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
0
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
N
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
NW
5
W
15
S
15
S
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
1.38
6:38PM
1.32
7:02AM
1.41
7:22PM
1.33
7:45AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
0.27
12:34PM
0.29
12:49AM
0.27
1:20PM
0.28
1:33AM
0.27
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:43-------5:41--
Sunset-8:09-------8:10-------8:12------
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
61----------------------
Temp. °C171819181818202120191817171720201920201917161816
Feels °C (?)161820201919212019191918181719181820191816131513
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