Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 519 | 506 | 382 | 302 | 199 | 191 | 54 | 167 | 547 | 394 | 426 | 1550 | 2615 | 1977 | 1745 | 2455 | 3061 | 5072 | 3043 | 2936 | 3359 | 3053 | 2385 | 1615 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:39AM2.56m | 3:10PM2.43m | 3:27AM2.50m | 4:01PM2.39m | 4:22AM2.46m | 5:03PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.98m | 9:23PM1.07m | 9:51AM1.01m | 10:17PM1.11m | 10:45AM1.04m | 11:20PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | W 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 519 | 506 | 382 | 302 | 199 | 191 | 40 | 53 | 547 | 394 | 31 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 49 | 75 | 181 | 164 | 169 | 98 | 57 | 57 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 91 | 78 | 43 | 22 | 83 | 59 | 54 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 55 | 58 | — | — | 45 | 44 | 97 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 167 | — | — | 426 | 1550 | 2615 | 1977 | 1745 | 2455 | 3061 | 5072 | 3043 | 2936 | 3359 | 3053 | 2385 | 1615 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 156 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 177 | 175 |
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