Red Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Red Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Island sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Island at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
15
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
133
103
105
113
124
123
119
121
124
146
111
109
100
75
171
256
299
298
832
1051
971
812
663
436
340
309
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
0
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
0
E
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
0
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:23AM1.47m
8:45PM1.36m
9:07AM1.46m
9:29PM1.34m
9:51AM1.44m
10:13PM1.31m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.23m
2:44PM0.23m
2:55AM0.24m
3:29PM0.25m
3:40AM0.26m
4:14PM0.26m
4:24AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
15
15
19
21
22
20
17
15
14
13
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
15
15
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
15
13
13
17
20
20
19
17
13
12
11
15
13
13
13
14
12
11
13
14
14
12
13
13
12
11
12
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