Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 70 | 58 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 77 | 49 | 73 | 46 | 69 | 44 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 97 | 112 | 113 | 132 | 129 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42AM2.36m | 5:26PM2.39m | 6:06AM2.32m | 6:51PM2.41m | 7:22AM2.35m | 8:01PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM1.15m | 11:48PM1.17m | 12:19PM1.18m | 1:09AM1.13m | 1:40PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 70 | 58 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 77 | 49 | 73 | 46 | 69 | 44 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 97 | 112 | 113 | 132 | 129 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | S 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | W 7 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 72 | 58 | 55 | 33 | 43 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 66 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 50 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 39 | 118 | 118 | 123 | 120 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 0 |
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