Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 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
17.0° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.8
SSW
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
2.3
NE
Period(s) (?)101099991312111010999998111177898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51451351585002517597344183131941421041027452372524228331350371725
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
40
W
40
W
30
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
1.48
5:18PM
1.50
5:42AM
1.52
6:11PM
1.57
6:36AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
0.17
11:06AM
0.12
11:32PM
0.11
11:58AM
0.07
12:28AM
0.07
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset5:42-------5:39-------5:38-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C171414141314151820161513141617181919181818171718
Feels °C (?)95681011121618131310111212131513121213131215
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