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Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
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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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Red Island today?
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | |
104 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 73 | 34 | 43 | 138 | 200 | 208 | 100 | 88 | 68 | 111 | 128 | 173 | 301 | 477 | 773 | 351 | 267 | 280 | 228 | 591 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.42m | 9:30AM1.30m | 9:51PM1.40m | 10:13AM1.27m | 10:34PM1.37m | 10:56AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.28m | 3:41PM0.30m | 4:15AM0.30m | 4:23PM0.31m | 4:58AM0.31m | 5:06PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 |
28 | 41 | 34 | 45 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 68 | 107 | 106 | 100 | 88 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 447 | 351 | 267 | 280 | 228 | 591 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 13 |
104 | 66 | 65 | 37 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 88 | 172 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 |
32 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 73 | — | 43 | 138 | 200 | 208 | 190 | 165 | 68 | 111 | 128 | 173 | 301 | 477 | 773 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 98 | 156 | 156 | 80 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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