Red Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Red Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Island sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 10PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.7
S
19
1.9
S
19
2.1
S
19
2.1
S
19
2
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
771
734
710
666
1114
953
953
2024
2609
3155
2992
2429
1974
1586
1275
1041
840
690
670
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:43PM1.59m
10:12AM1.47m
10:35PM1.52m
11:05AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.05m
4:25PM0.11m
4:57AM0.10m
5:18PM0.17m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
7
7
6
4
8
7
7
6
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