Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 167 | 167 | 346 | 331 | 307 | 84 | 650 | 1101 | 850 | 375 | 214 | 159 | 153 | 136 | 150 | 103 | 78 | 319 | 292 | 172 | 272 | 255 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:58AM2.81m | 11:24PM2.96m | 11:49AM2.80m | 00:14AM2.93m | 12:41PM2.74m | 1:05AM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.61m | 5:41AM0.65m | 6:01PM0.64m | 6:33AM0.70m | 6:51PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 95 | 104 | 89 | 346 | 331 | 307 | 84 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 375 | 214 | 159 | 153 | 136 | 150 | 103 | 59 | 37 | 292 | 172 | 127 | 93 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | — | S 9 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 68 | 51 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 9 | — | 7 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 34 | 44 | 22 | 40 | 63 | 57 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 10 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 223 | 167 | 167 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 16 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 42 | 66 | 25 | 36 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | S 11 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 650 | 1101 | 850 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 78 | 319 | 114 | 106 | 272 | 255 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 157 | 155 | 104 | 61 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 133 | 0 | 11 | 61 | 11 | 11 |
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