Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 469 | 379 | 313 | 303 | 284 | 119 | 209 | 205 | 158 | 143 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 29 | 106 | 73 | 37 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57AM2.39m | 9:19PM2.53m | 9:39AM2.48m | 9:56PM2.63m | 10:17AM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM1.04m | 3:32AM1.04m | 3:49PM0.95m | 4:08AM0.96m | 4:25PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 469 | 379 | 313 | 303 | 284 | 60 | 209 | 205 | 158 | 143 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 26 | 106 | 73 | 37 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 119 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 34 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 155 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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