Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | S 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 1136 | 733 | 1093 | 787 | 2137 | 593 | 501 | 405 | 293 | 219 | 163 | 140 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 125 | 169 | 119 | 107 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47PM2.31m | 5:07AM2.42m | 5:46PM2.35m | 6:05AM2.46m | 6:52PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM1.06m | 10:59PM1.12m | 11:31AM1.01m | 00:00AM1.07m | 12:32PM0.94m | 1:05AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 480 | 416 | 400 | 353 | 254 | 180 | 593 | 501 | 405 | 293 | 219 | 163 | 112 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 125 | 169 | 119 | 31 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | S 6 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 427 | 347 | 284 | 268 | 261 | 258 | 163 | 62 | 113 | 78 | 76 | 52 | 140 | 99 | 67 | 59 | 35 | 51 | 50 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 107 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 281 | — | — | — | 98 | 94 | 251 | 120 | 239 | 232 | 178 | 142 | 51 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 51 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 14 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 123 | 1136 | 733 | 1093 | 787 | 2137 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 39 | 91 | 112 | 61 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 118 |
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