Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 84 | 189 | 266 | 79 | 352 | 154 | 111 | 84 | 61 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 74 | 175 | 208 | 258 | 232 | 232 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:30AM2.76m | 11:46PM2.75m | 12:05PM2.77m | 00:20AM2.71m | 12:38PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.66m | 5:58AM0.62m | 6:16PM0.70m | 6:33AM0.67m | 6:51PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 84 | 60 | 61 | 79 | 162 | 154 | 111 | 84 | 61 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 53 | 42 | 81 | 258 | 232 | 232 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | WNW 9 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 74 | 175 | 208 | 127 | 4 | 25 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 189 | 266 | 34 | 352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 15 | 64 | 80 | 50 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 293 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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