Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3158 | 2495 | 1800 | 1403 | 1019 | 769 | 681 | 507 | 323 | 377 | 181 | 437 | 461 | 379 | 313 | 303 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:50PM2.33m | 8:09AM2.30m | 8:38PM2.43m | 8:57AM2.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM1.22m | 2:25PM1.13m | 2:52AM1.13m | 3:10PM1.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 3158 | 2495 | 1800 | 1403 | 1019 | 769 | 681 | 507 | 323 | 377 | 181 | 437 | 461 | 379 | 313 | 303 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 176 | 5 | 155 | 90 | 55 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 3 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 70 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 306 | 250 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 96 | 61 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||
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