Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Island today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 10AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1137 | 1263 | 1936 | 2849 | 2880 | 1626 | 1367 | 1092 | 969 | 778 | 678 | 596 | 433 | 344 | 274 | 223 | 161 | 122 | 94 | 68 | 47 | 27 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.67m | 10:46PM1.53m | 11:14AM1.65m | 11:42PM1.50m | 12:11PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.04m | 4:42PM0.04m | 5:00AM0.05m | 5:39PM0.05m | 5:56AM0.07m | 6:35PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 501 | 702 | 1177 | 1540 | 1678 | 1626 | 1367 | 1092 | 969 | 778 | 678 | 596 | 433 | 344 | 274 | 223 | 161 | 122 | 94 | 68 | 47 | 18 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 13 | E 12 | E 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 181 | 161 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 21 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1137 | 1263 | 1936 | 2849 | 2880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 77 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 280 | 275 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 22 | 0 |
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