Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 133 | 131 | 195 | 174 | 155 | 100 | 94 | 92 | 58 | 165 | 254 | 204 | 131 | 120 | 97 | 77 | 56 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:36PM2.49m | 2:55AM2.49m | 3:23PM2.37m | 3:45AM2.36m | 4:17PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM1.01m | 9:17AM1.00m | 9:38PM1.14m | 10:05AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 99 | 133 | 131 | 195 | 174 | 155 | 100 | 94 | 92 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 131 | 120 | 97 | 77 | 56 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 96 | 87 | 125 | 46 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 20 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 70 | 108 | 101 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 165 | 254 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 118 | 0 | 18 |
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