Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 140 | 279 | 167 | 167 | 586 | 480 | 472 | 486 | 1400 | 1416 | 1118 | 1200 | 1077 | 986 | 1164 | 398 | 348 | 385 | 452 | 620 | 593 | 475 | 355 |
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 | 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 | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58AM2.75m | 10:24PM2.93m | 10:49AM2.81m | 11:13PM2.99m | 11:37AM2.83m | 00:00AM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.68m | 4:39AM0.66m | 5:00PM0.61m | 5:28AM0.63m | 5:47PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 |
| kJ | 190 | 140 | 16 | 167 | 167 | 396 | 480 | 472 | 486 | 1400 | 1341 | 1118 | 1088 | 1077 | 986 | 1164 | 398 | 283 | 223 | 220 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 20 | S 8 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 83 | 88 | 309 | 364 | 318 | 367 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 191 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | W 16 | — | W 15 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 279 | 33 | 39 | 586 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 442 | 1416 | — | 1200 | 66 | 8 | 193 | 269 | 348 | 385 | 452 | 620 | 593 | 475 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 176 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 104 | 104 | 0 |
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