Red Island surf break

Red Island surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 22 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
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
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)9999999999999999999914141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9910181797979798183847555565656585856555565646056
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
S
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
1.43
8:06PM
1.33
8:28AM
1.43
8:49PM
1.32
9:11AM
1.43
9:32PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
0.28
2:17AM
0.27
2:50PM
0.28
3:00AM
0.28
3:34PM
0.28
3:42AM
0.29
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:41-------5:39
Sunset---8:13-------8:14-------8:15----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1-----------1
Temp. °C171715151313121315161615151414141516161615151515
Feels °C (?)161513141213121314141515151313131315131413131313
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