Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (14 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 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) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 154 | 146 | 142 | 138 | 136 | 194 | 200 | 232 | 239 | 247 | 248 | 309 | 248 | 209 | 184 | 182 | 232 | 249 | 243 | 264 | 273 | 226 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.70m | 9:11AM2.70m | 9:45PM2.83m | 10:06AM2.77m | 10:34PM2.92m | 10:58AM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.76m | 3:06AM0.77m | 3:30PM0.68m | 3:59AM0.69m | 4:22PM0.63m | 4:49AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 169 | 154 | 146 | 33 | 138 | 136 | 97 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 103 | 44 | 44 | 98 | 63 | 60 | 173 | 154 | 172 | 246 | 207 | 144 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 15 | S 9 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 24 | 22 | 142 | 7 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 103 | 243 | 264 | 251 | 226 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 8 | SW 22 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 214 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 91 | 135 | 194 | 200 | 232 | 239 | 247 | 248 | 309 | 248 | 209 | 184 | 182 | 232 | 249 | 233 | — | 273 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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