Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 124 | 116 | 135 | 150 | 106 | 155 | 302 | 355 | 339 | 326 | 280 | 273 | 209 | 204 | 150 | 110 | 116 | 124 | 125 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:25AM2.54m | 9:47PM2.68m | 10:12AM2.64m | 10:30PM2.74m | 10:53AM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.83m | 4:01AM0.73m | 4:22PM0.72m | 4:43AM0.65m | 5:03PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 68 | 41 | 135 | 150 | 64 | 35 | 302 | 355 | 339 | 326 | 280 | 273 | 209 | 204 | 150 | 110 | 116 | 124 | 125 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 124 | 116 | 109 | 144 | 106 | 100 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 16 | S 15 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 16 | W 10 | WSW 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 155 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 39 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 123 | 61 | 39 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 61 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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