Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 62 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 71 | 60 | 59 | 95 | 132 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 106 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:39PM2.59m | 9:58AM2.51m | 10:15PM2.65m | 10:35AM2.56m | 10:50PM2.70m | 11:11AM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM1.01m | 4:07PM0.93m | 4:28AM0.97m | 4:44PM0.90m | 5:03AM0.95m | 5:19PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 94 | 62 | 45 | 33 | 39 | 30 | 71 | 60 | 58 | 33 | 14 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 106 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 8 | 45 | 44 | 95 | 132 | 8 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 59 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | S 6 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 44 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 61 | 112 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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