Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 39 | 29 | 80 | 98 | 37 | 52 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 40 | 264 | 864 | 1194 | 1392 | 1960 | 2681 | 3031 | 3560 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.57m | 10:31PM2.71m | 10:52AM2.63m | 11:06PM2.77m | 11:26AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.96m | 4:25PM0.87m | 4:44AM0.89m | 4:59PM0.81m | 5:19AM0.83m | 5:33PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 39 | 26 | 80 | 98 | 37 | 52 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 40 | 63 | 36 | 80 | 79 | 44 | 41 | 132 | 1625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 22 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 589 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | W 6 | S 15 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 49 | 37 | 26 | 68 | 264 | 864 | 1194 | 1392 | 1960 | 2681 | 3031 | 3560 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 157 | 150 | 157 | 182 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
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