Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1708 | 2117 | 3406 | 4117 | 3381 | 1931 | 1471 | 1177 | 964 | 834 | 656 | 576 | 538 | 444 | 444 | 119 | 90 | 160 | 152 | 245 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.76m | 2:22AM2.61m | 2:52PM2.65m | 3:27AM2.48m | 4:00PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.73m | 8:18PM0.83m | 8:38AM0.87m | 9:18PM0.96m | 9:38AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 11 | 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 | SW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 35 | 33 | 2573 | 1931 | 1471 | 1177 | 964 | 834 | 656 | 576 | 538 | 444 | 444 | 119 | 90 | 62 | 40 | 39 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 110 | 43 | 302 | 239 | 214 | 188 | 151 | 116 | 85 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 90 | — | — | 69 | 48 | 49 | 85 | 83 | 25 | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1708 | 2117 | 3406 | 4117 | 3381 | 137 | 272 | 284 | 434 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 160 | 152 | 245 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 186 | 274 | 275 | 291 | 193 | 61 | 39 | 61 | 39 | 202 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 13 |
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