Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 99 | 100 | 137 | 147 | 147 | 112 | 66 | 65 | 99 | 64 | 100 | 124 | 116 | 200 | 208 | 111 | 155 | 302 | 355 | 339 | 322 | 280 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:29AM2.44m | 8:58PM2.59m | 9:25AM2.54m | 9:47PM2.68m | 10:12AM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM1.00m | 2:45PM0.96m | 3:15AM0.86m | 3:37PM0.83m | 4:01AM0.73m | 4:22PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 147 | 147 | 112 | 14 | 9 | 99 | 64 | 35 | 47 | 41 | 109 | 208 | 111 | 62 | 45 | 355 | 339 | 322 | 280 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 9 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | S 6 | S 5 | WNW 8 | S 15 | S 5 |
| kJ | 125 | 99 | 100 | 137 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 65 | 6 | 3 | 100 | 124 | 116 | 39 | 144 | 106 | 100 | 302 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 16 | W 10 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 155 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 43 | 200 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 18 | 17 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 123 | 120 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 0 |
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