Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 125 | 124 | 64 | 98 | 65 | 82 | 82 | 225 | 254 | 79 | 78 | 150 | 111 | 84 | 61 | 40 | 31 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:09PM2.76m | 11:30AM2.76m | 11:46PM2.75m | 12:05PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.66m | 5:21AM0.61m | 5:40PM0.66m | 5:58AM0.62m | 6:16PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 124 | 125 | 124 | 64 | 98 | 40 | 82 | 82 | 60 | 61 | 79 | 78 | 150 | 111 | 84 | 61 | 40 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 55 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 225 | 254 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 125 | 13 | 0 |
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