Red Island Surf Break

Red Island, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 39.85° S 176.99° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Island sea temperature is
13.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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

Te Mata Peak

17 km NW100 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
-
45
strong winds from the SW
(44 km/h at 220°)
55
9.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

19 km NW414 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 219°)
5
12.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

39 km N21 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 250°)
5
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa

97 km NNE8 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 248°)
15
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

118 km SW160 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 203°)
5
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

129 km SW31 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the SE
(8 km/h at 124°)
15
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Karere wx

139 km SW15 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the ESE
(10 km/h at 119°)
25
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ohakea Airport

144 km SW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
10
light winds from the E
(11 km/h at 90°)
11 °C10.0
10.0


Kawerau

197 km N60 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 269°)
0
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

211 km SSW6 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
-
35
fresh winds from the SSE
(35 km/h at 148°)
60
9.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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