Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 439 | 223 | 284 | 424 | 1774 | 3253 | 3186 | 2425 | 1775 | 1384 | 1019 | 769 | 681 | 507 | 318 | 419 | 143 | 437 | 392 | 379 | 308 | 289 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11AM2.23m | 7:50PM2.33m | 8:09AM2.30m | 8:38PM2.43m | 8:57AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:30PM1.20m | 2:06AM1.22m | 2:25PM1.13m | 2:52AM1.13m | 3:10PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 17 | W 8 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 273 | 190 | 190 | 424 | 1774 | 3253 | 3186 | 2425 | 1775 | 1384 | 1019 | 769 | 681 | 507 | 318 | 419 | 143 | 437 | 392 | 379 | 308 | 289 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | WSW 14 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 |
| kJ | 76 | 6 | 284 | 238 | 342 | — | 5 | 5 | 201 | 127 | 80 | 57 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 92 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 439 | 223 | — | 190 | 36 | 236 | 496 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 96 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 11 | 0 |
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