Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 128 | 123 | 119 | 157 | 233 | 311 | 418 | 475 | 487 | 501 | 377 | 431 | 378 | 418 | 507 | 618 | 456 | 747 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21PM2.80m | 1:38AM2.75m | 2:04PM2.72m | 2:25AM2.62m | 2:55PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.72m | 7:58AM0.73m | 8:25PM0.85m | 8:46AM0.88m | 9:21PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 130 | 128 | 123 | 119 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 25 | 377 | 340 | 41 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 241 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 102 | 102 | 99 | 35 | 49 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 34 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 39 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 37 | 46 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 24 | — | 13 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 110 | 119 | 48 | 66 | 157 | 233 | 311 | 418 | 475 | 487 | 501 | 16 | 431 | 378 | 418 | 507 | 618 | 456 | 747 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 157 | 157 | 156 | 160 | 158 |
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