Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 200 | 229 | 243 | 482 | 450 | 261 | 248 | 223 | 167 | 167 | 346 | 357 | 307 | 151 | 687 | 1128 | 787 | 395 | 176 | 125 | 90 | 103 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06AM2.77m | 10:34PM2.92m | 10:58AM2.81m | 11:24PM2.96m | 11:49AM2.80m | 00:14AM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.63m | 4:49AM0.65m | 5:12PM0.61m | 5:41AM0.65m | 6:01PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 98 | 63 | 60 | 85 | 311 | 363 | 203 | 127 | 86 | 107 | 107 | 346 | 357 | 307 | 151 | 83 | 16 | 39 | 395 | 176 | 125 | 90 | 103 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 238 | 261 | 248 | 223 | 68 | 71 | 64 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 17 | — | 24 | 23 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 84 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 167 | 167 | 5 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 226 | 200 | 229 | 243 | 482 | 450 | 81 | 175 | 141 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 117 | 687 | 1128 | 787 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 157 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 61 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 150 | 104 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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