Red Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Red Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Island sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.3° 

Red Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Red Island today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 10AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
13
1
S
10
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
673
991
1117
1759
1476
1256
1245
822
771
841
827
594
563
486
415
407
400
331
260
290
212
353
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:57AM1.46m
00:21AM1.44m
12:53PM1.50m
1:18AM1.45m
1:51PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.17m
6:15PM0.19m
6:38AM0.15m
7:11PM0.17m
7:33AM0.13m
8:09PM0.15m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
5
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
12
12
11
11
10
8
8
12
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
2
1
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
9
8
8
8
8
5
4
7
10
12
11
11
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