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Red Island Surf Forecast
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Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 11 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Red Island today?
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | |
1487 | 1218 | 1074 | 848 | 737 | 504 | 480 | 403 | 496 | 1314 | 957 | 847 | 825 | 665 | 1838 | 3449 | 3567 | 2062 | 1811 | 3244 | 2381 | 1074 | 1775 | 1340 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 00:48AM1.36m | 1:16PM1.27m | 1:37AM1.38m | 2:07PM1.33m | 2:30AM1.41m | 3:01PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.31m | 7:11AM0.27m | 7:24PM0.28m | 7:58AM0.23m | 8:16PM0.24m | 8:48AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 | S 14 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
 kJ | 1487 | 1218 | 1074 | 848 | 737 | 504 | 480 | 403 | 327 | 1314 | 957 | 847 | 183 | 665 | 45 | 1703 | 1909 | 2062 | 1811 | 1442 | 1190 | 28 | 843 | 703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 128 | 123 | 118 | 116 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 496 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 825 | 64 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 16 | ENE 10 | E 12 | SE 17 | S 26 | E 10 | SE 16 | S 24 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 31 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 50 | 28 | 132 | 102 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 10 | 43 | 36 | 36 | 149 | 151 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 97 | 78 | 85 | 311 | 427 | 1838 | 3449 | 3567 | — | — | 3244 | 2381 | 1074 | 1775 | 1340 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 243 | 3 |
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