Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 484 | 346 | 251 | 195 | 144 | 123 | 96 | 160 | 396 | 308 | 181 | 176 | 115 | 60 | 134 | 137 | 132 | 126 | 70 | 114 | 166 | 173 | 113 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:14AM2.93m | 12:41PM2.74m | 1:05AM2.85m | 1:33PM2.65m | 1:57AM2.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.64m | 6:33AM0.70m | 6:51PM0.72m | 7:26AM0.77m | 7:42PM0.82m | 8:19AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 346 | 251 | 195 | 144 | 123 | 96 | 46 | 37 | 308 | 181 | 107 | 115 | 60 | 55 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 21 | 63 | 166 | 173 | 113 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 27 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 22 | 40 | 63 | 76 | 55 | 22 | 137 | 132 | 126 | 70 | 44 | 57 | 55 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | WSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 66 | 36 | 36 | 54 | 134 | 97 | 73 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 484 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 160 | 396 | 151 | 99 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 34 | 114 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 104 | 0 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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