Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Island today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Island at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Red Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 46 | 45 | 82 | 53 | 335 | 2306 | 3868 | 4328 | 4286 | 3991 | 4063 | 4074 | 3073 | 4021 | 2718 | 1326 | 1824 | 1449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.37m | 10:23AM1.45m | 10:46PM1.34m | 11:08AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.24m | 4:44PM0.25m | 4:58AM0.27m | 5:30PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 46 | 45 | 82 | 53 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 741 | 3316 | 2718 | 1326 | 1739 | 750 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 461 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 335 | 2306 | 3868 | 4328 | 4286 | 3991 | 4063 | 4074 | 3073 | 4021 | 284 | 908 | 1824 | 1449 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 193 | 199 | 212 | 210 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 257 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 257 | 257 | 41 |
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