Red Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Red Island, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Island sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Red Island based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Red Island right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Red Island

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Cape Kidnappers

24 km NNE48 m above sea level

1 hour ago
No weather report
20
moderate winds from the W
(22 km/h at 270°)
8.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Inglis Place

28 km NW1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hastings

31 km WNW13 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
6.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Otane CHB

32 km WSW102 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 225°)
7.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Raukawa, Hastings Hawkes Bay

34 km W78 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
6.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kaycee

39 km N7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 225°)
7.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Awa wx

39 km N21 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 257°)
10
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Napier Airport

46 km NW240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the WSW
(17 km/h at 250°)
7.0 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

ASCATB177E40S

47 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
50
strong winds from the SW
(50 km/h at 214°)
- °C- km
- km


Maporiki- Bay View- NZ

49 km NW12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 45°)
7.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Red Island and within an acceptable time window.

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