Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
0.9
NE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
54
60
128
145
168
258
382
388
619
294
267
247
241
640
640
630
620
582
554
508
429
566
515
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
25
WSW
35
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
10:13AM1.27m
10:34PM1.37m
10:56AM1.25m
11:17PM1.36m
11:40AM1.23m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.30m
4:23PM0.31m
4:58AM0.31m
5:06PM0.32m
5:42AM0.31m
5:49PM0.32m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
2
Temp °C
15
15
17
19
20
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
20
16
14
13
13
13
15
18
18
15
14
10
12
12
14
15
16
13
12
12
13
14
14
16
16
14
12
11
10
10
12
14
14
12
8
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
80
54
60
2
2
4
4
16
4
343
294
267
247
202
640
640
630
620
582
554
508
429
421
313
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.4
NE
14
0.5
NE
13
0.9
NE
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
19
0.7
S
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
S
14
Energy kJ
8
8
7
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
15
46
85
241
13
18
18
17
16
36
28
229
566
515
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
4
8
10
5
2
2
15
14
13
4
8
7
7
5
5
14
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
0.6
SW
13
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
152
118
148
128
145
168
258
382
388
619
108
12
12
4
13
3
2
55
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
59
59
59
56
63
155
156
155
59
0
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
0
3
199
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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