Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 517 | 698 | 1181 | 1187 | 903 | 860 | 970 | 1418 | 1793 | 1573 | 1264 | 1332 | 1282 | 1249 | 1406 | 3406 | 3715 | 3076 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:41AM2.80m | 1:06PM2.85m | 1:28AM2.72m | 1:55PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.62m | 6:58AM0.62m | 7:24PM0.71m | 7:46AM0.73m | 8:18PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 34 | 32 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 417 | 517 | 698 | 1181 | 1187 | 903 | 860 | 970 | 1418 | 1793 | 1573 | 1264 | 1332 | 1282 | 1249 | 1406 | 3406 | 3715 | 3076 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 150 | 157 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 179 | 179 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 191 | 158 | 155 | 155 | 263 | 263 | 291 |
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