Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
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 Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
405 | 293 | 276 | 212 | 153 | 138 | 102 | 100 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 125 | 124 | 119 | 107 | 141 | 111 | 106 | 118 | 122 | 162 | 146 | 28 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:46PM2.35m | 6:05AM2.46m | 6:52PM2.43m | 7:07AM2.52m | 7:57PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM1.01m | 00:00AM1.07m | 12:32PM0.94m | 1:05AM0.99m | 1:36PM0.85m | 2:09AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
— | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 15 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
405 | 293 | 276 | 212 | 153 | 99 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 125 | 124 | 119 | 107 | 103 | 111 | 92 | 72 | 52 | 27 | 146 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | W 8 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 5 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
88 | 78 | 76 | 52 | 140 | 35 | 67 | 59 | 35 | 51 | 50 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 102 | 106 | 118 | 122 | 162 | 13 | 28 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 20 | S 11 | WSW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 |
28 | 232 | 178 | 142 | 51 | 138 | 102 | 100 | 51 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 79 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | 91 | 141 | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 61 | 7 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
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