Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 11 Jul 2025 NZST
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
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Red Island today?

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 12PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (11 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (11 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2.2
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
NE
3
ENE
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)11111111118899101010111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111010101010101010111111111111899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1073111411231296154510441575176646221833194712381296101910409579349891034103910819618768787807056286275585534904904894094173963964768671087931739636546478420436440360367473388515494478626486938646833
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
35
NNE
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
0
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
35
ENE
45
E
40
ENE
35
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
1.31
6:00PM
1.44
6:19AM
1.33
6:45PM
1.47
7:05AM
1.34
7:30PM
1.49
7:51AM
1.35
8:16PM
1.50
8:39AM
1.37
9:03PM
1.51
9:28AM
1.39
9:51PM
1.51
10:19AM
1.42
10:42PM
1.51
11:12AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
0.26
12:20AM
0.27
12:30PM
0.23
1:07AM
0.24
1:16PM
0.20
1:54AM
0.21
2:02PM
0.18
2:40AM
0.18
2:50PM
0.16
3:27AM
0.15
3:40PM
0.15
4:15AM
0.13
4:32PM
0.15
5:05AM
0.11
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise--7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:30-------7:30-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-
Sunset----5:02-------5:02-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11111213141414141413121416131211101011131413131312111014141211109891215131099891111111111101212141313131210101013
Feels °C (?)878787659121012131098789111110101098712121198656913107665778867764771112105789
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