Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W 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 1AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1082 | 1612 | 1830 | 1556 | 1811 | 1521 | 1291 | 1188 | 2089 | 3256 | 3016 | 1792 | 1471 | 1158 | 964 | 742 | 645 | 629 | 613 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:06PM2.85m | 1:28AM2.72m | 1:55PM2.76m | 2:22AM2.61m | 2:52PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.71m | 7:46AM0.73m | 8:18PM0.83m | 8:38AM0.87m | 9:18PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 211 | 15 | 33 | 30 | 1792 | 1471 | 1158 | 964 | 742 | 645 | 629 | 613 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 149 | 48 | 326 | 214 | 177 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 93 | — | — | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1082 | 1612 | 1830 | 1556 | 1811 | 1521 | 1291 | 1188 | 2089 | 3256 | 3016 | 171 | 358 | 307 | 459 | 19 | 13 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 263 | 184 | 186 | 182 | 131 | 150 | 155 | 267 | 156 | 287 | 263 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 96 | 133 | 133 | 0 |
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