Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 75 | 111 | 252 | 407 | 471 | 463 | 386 | 541 | 223 | 284 | 510 | 1411 | 2478 | 2951 | 2530 | 1800 | 1403 | 1019 | 769 | 615 | 514 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00AM2.21m | 6:50PM2.25m | 7:11AM2.23m | 7:50PM2.33m | 8:09AM2.30m | 8:38PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM1.23m | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:30PM1.20m | 2:06AM1.22m | 2:25PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 69 | 75 | 111 | 252 | 407 | 471 | 13 | 37 | 305 | 223 | 160 | 135 | 1411 | 2478 | 2951 | 2530 | 1800 | 1403 | 1019 | 769 | 615 | 514 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | — | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 5 | S 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 26 | 1 | — | 7 | 13 | 47 | 76 | 190 | 284 | 510 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 100 | 115 | 70 | 44 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 5 | — | — | S 16 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 407 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 463 | 386 | 541 | — | — | — | 9 | 71 | 108 | 170 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 213 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 175 | 156 | 156 | 104 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 104 | 11 | 0 |
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