Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 494 | 363 | 262 | 168 | 133 | 102 | 99 | 97 | 283 | 181 | 165 | 106 | 100 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43AM2.48m | 4:13PM2.35m | 4:40AM2.38m | 5:12PM2.29m | 5:41AM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM1.04m | 10:02AM1.03m | 10:25PM1.13m | 10:58AM1.09m | 11:27PM1.19m | 12:01PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 637 | 494 | 363 | 262 | 168 | 133 | 102 | 99 | 74 | 283 | 181 | 165 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 13 | S 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 50 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 73 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 106 | 100 | 60 | 58 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 17 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 97 | 22 | 37 | 30 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 61 | 0 | 20 | 61 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 158 | 18 |
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