Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 525 | 382 | 526 | 610 | 505 | 346 | 332 | 146 | 235 | 314 | 449 | 562 | 786 | 744 | 569 | 870 | 881 | 904 | 778 | 706 | 506 | 382 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:01PM2.57m | 1:16AM2.68m | 1:40PM2.52m | 1:55AM2.62m | 2:23PM2.47m | 2:39AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.92m | 7:37AM0.95m | 7:50PM0.96m | 8:19AM0.96m | 8:34PM1.02m | 9:03AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 401 | 525 | 382 | 526 | 610 | 505 | 346 | 332 | 146 | 235 | 314 | 449 | 562 | 786 | 744 | 280 | 264 | 881 | 904 | 778 | 706 | 506 | 382 | 306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | S 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 33 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 68 | 69 | 94 | 107 | — | — | 94 | 569 | 870 | 145 | 66 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | NW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 283 | 232 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 37 | 69 | 74 | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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