Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 360 | 691 | 220 | 167 | 113 | 247 | 353 | 396 | 480 | 472 | 480 | 1428 | 649 | 1118 | 1049 | 975 | 581 | 487 | 331 | 389 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:34PM2.82m | 9:58AM2.75m | 10:24PM2.93m | 10:49AM2.81m | 11:13PM2.99m | 11:37AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.78m | 3:49AM0.75m | 4:12PM0.68m | 4:39AM0.66m | 5:00PM0.61m | 5:28AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | S 12 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 52 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 360 | 220 | 167 | 91 | 247 | 296 | 396 | 480 | 472 | 480 | 1428 | 649 | 1118 | 1049 | 975 | 581 | 487 | 331 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | W 23 | S 9 | WSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | W 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 31 | 83 | 88 | 309 | 364 | 318 | 319 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 93 | 245 | 191 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | W 22 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 26 | 32 | 360 | 691 | 7 | 10 | 113 | 226 | 353 | 344 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 583 | 294 | — | 15 | 7 | 139 | 208 | 323 | 389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 61 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 157 | 155 |
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