Red Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Red Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Island sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.2° 

Red Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Red Island today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 9AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.9
S
15
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
2.1
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.4
S
17
2.1
S
17
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
215
205
343
759
728
1442
3611
4196
3643
3041
1581
2309
2747
2638
2313
1942
1349
1256
1137
2528
1812
1472
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:31AM1.39m
7:53PM1.46m
8:17AM1.43m
8:39PM1.47m
9:05AM1.46m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.19m
1:44PM0.18m
2:13AM0.17m
2:32PM0.17m
2:58AM0.16m
3:22PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
16
13
10
7
7
6
8
10
12
12
10
9
11
11
13
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
9
7
4
3
2
1
0
3
5
7
10
7
5
7
8
9
13
14
11
7
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