Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | S 11 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1471 | 1138 | 933 | 820 | 656 | 614 | 538 | 468 | 444 | 122 | 90 | 132 | 100 | 188 | 148 | 109 | 58 | 41 | 31 | 50 | 73 | 100 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22AM2.61m | 2:52PM2.65m | 3:27AM2.48m | 4:00PM2.53m | 4:40AM2.39m | 5:14PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.87m | 9:18PM0.96m | 9:38AM1.00m | 10:24PM1.05m | 10:47AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1471 | 1138 | 933 | 820 | 656 | 614 | 538 | 468 | 444 | 122 | 90 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 20 | 58 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 33 | 137 | 319 | 286 | 260 | 217 | 160 | 119 | 88 | 89 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | — | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | — | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 50 | 91 | 21 | — | 130 | 48 | 49 | 85 | 83 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 171 | 193 | 320 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 132 | 100 | 188 | 148 | 109 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 73 | 100 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 178 | 118 | 112 | 263 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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