Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 74 | 175 | 208 | 258 | 232 | 232 | 140 | 232 | 196 | 164 | 162 | 146 | 127 | 143 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM2.71m | 12:38PM2.74m | 00:53AM2.64m | 1:12PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.70m | 6:33AM0.67m | 6:51PM0.78m | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 42 | 208 | 258 | 232 | 232 | 140 | 232 | 59 | 28 | 162 | 146 | 103 | 143 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 10 | SW 20 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 74 | 175 | 67 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 107 | 13 | 196 | 164 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | SW 20 | S 15 | S 14 | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | — | W 20 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 108 | 43 | 62 | 90 | 60 | 140 | 3 | 68 | 106 | 127 | 4 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 157 | 156 | 193 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 13 | 13 |
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