Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 100 | 77 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 52 | 53 | 100 | 93 | 97 | 95 | 92 | 85 | 67 | 73 | 135 | 247 | 425 | 636 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17PM2.28m | 4:46AM2.26m | 5:29PM2.23m | 6:00AM2.21m | 6:50PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM1.11m | 10:36PM1.24m | 11:03AM1.20m | 11:47PM1.30m | 12:19PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 147 | 100 | 77 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 93 | 97 | 95 | 69 | 85 | 67 | 73 | 135 | 247 | 425 | 469 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 8 | W 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 53 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 35 | 67 | 92 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 636 | 498 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 264 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
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