Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 337 | 262 | 248 | 269 | 286 | 312 | 204 | 186 | 176 | 215 | 182 | 244 | 263 | 134 | 127 | 232 | 485 | 586 | 1408 | 1739 | 1662 | 1419 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:24AM2.65m | 10:33PM2.73m | 11:02AM2.77m | 11:15PM2.80m | 11:42AM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.66m | 4:31PM0.67m | 4:51AM0.57m | 5:12PM0.60m | 5:31AM0.53m | 5:53PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 53 | 59 | 129 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 204 | 186 | 176 | 104 | 103 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 25 | 586 | 586 | 997 | 1012 | 1419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 79 | 78 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 162 | 116 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | W 20 | W 20 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 396 | 337 | 262 | 248 | 269 | 286 | 312 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 215 | 182 | 244 | 263 | 134 | 127 | 232 | 485 | 61 | 1408 | 1739 | 1662 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 160 | 157 | 155 | 156 | 155 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 157 | 150 | 156 | 13 | 179 | 156 | 157 | 197 | 150 | 104 | 104 | 131 |
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