Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 2AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 37 | 93 | 147 | 197 | 179 | 166 | 253 | 342 | 401 | 396 | 396 | 373 | 363 | 319 | 319 | 312 | 366 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11PM2.52m | 9:44AM2.51m | 9:52PM2.63m | 10:24AM2.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.91m | 3:32AM0.79m | 3:51PM0.78m | 4:11AM0.66m | 4:31PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 20 | 17 | 147 | 197 | 179 | 166 | 119 | 116 | 110 | 86 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 59 | 129 | 173 | 171 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 37 | 93 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 97 | 95 | 58 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | S 16 | WSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 20 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | WNW 2 | W 6 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 98 | 253 | 342 | 401 | 396 | 396 | 373 | 363 | 319 | 319 | 312 | 366 | 431 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 156 | 155 | 13 |
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