Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
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 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 194 | 307 | 392 | 634 | 799 | 744 | 461 | 915 | 768 | 778 | 620 | 604 | 506 | 377 | 302 | 196 | 191 | 103 | 97 | 145 | 108 | 206 | 866 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:40PM2.52m | 1:55AM2.62m | 2:23PM2.47m | 2:39AM2.56m | 3:10PM2.43m | 3:27AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.96m | 8:19AM0.96m | 8:34PM1.02m | 9:03AM0.98m | 9:23PM1.07m | 9:51AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 68 | 194 | 307 | 392 | 634 | 799 | 744 | 265 | 334 | 295 | 251 | 177 | 604 | 506 | 377 | 302 | 196 | 81 | 103 | 97 | 145 | 108 | 31 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | SSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 42 | 68 | 94 | 107 | — | — | 139 | 461 | 915 | 768 | 778 | 620 | 115 | 51 | 24 | 64 | 42 | 191 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 51 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 21 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 66 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 283 | 235 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 53 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | E 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 262 | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 37 | 56 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 206 | 866 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 104 | 104 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
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