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Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 23 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
17.5° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Island today?

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 6AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (23 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (23 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.5
NE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
E
0.5
S
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999999999999999914913125125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)797981818473565555565658585656555463375550527288
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
W
10
ENE
15
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glassglassglasscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
1.33
8:28AM
1.43
8:49PM
1.32
9:11AM
1.43
9:32PM
1.30
9:53AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
0.27
2:50PM
0.28
3:00AM
0.28
3:34PM
0.28
3:42AM
0.29
4:17PM
0.29
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise---5:41-------5:41-------5:39----
Sunset-------8:14-------8:15-------8:16
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C131312131516161616151414141515151515151515161616
Feels °C (?)121312131414151616141413131412121313131312131212
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