Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Island today?

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
ESE
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
2.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)109999128116777899997887987
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19414210299745135251222212586452362261551541254750524788232314
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
10
WNW
5
E
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
N
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42AM
1.52
6:11PM
1.57
6:36AM
1.56
7:05PM
1.63
7:31AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32PM
0.11
11:58AM
0.07
12:28AM
0.07
12:52PM
0.03
1:24AM
0.03
1:46PM
0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------21-----------
Temp. °C151415161719191818181815141718181414141515161717
Feels °C (?)131112121314151312121214131616171212121212141514
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