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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| 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) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 5 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
456 | 364 | 261 | 248 | 223 | 167 | 167 | 373 | 357 | 307 | 149 | 846 | 1145 | 709 | 367 | 220 | 135 | 134 | 129 | 132 | 101 | 92 | 104 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:34PM2.92m | 10:58AM2.81m | 11:24PM2.96m | 11:49AM2.80m | 00:14AM2.93m | 12:41PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.65m | 5:12PM0.61m | 5:41AM0.65m | 6:01PM0.64m | 6:33AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
mm | — | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 17 | W 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | W 8 | S 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | SSW 11 | W 7 |
311 | 238 | 208 | 147 | 123 | 66 | 104 | 373 | 357 | 307 | 84 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 23 | 220 | 135 | 134 | 129 | 132 | 101 | 92 | 37 | 233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 11 |
53 | 9 | 261 | 127 | 86 | 167 | 71 | 64 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 4 | — | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 34 | 24 | 82 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 17 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 13 |
84 | 6 | 2 | 248 | 223 | 4 | 167 | 5 | 68 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 16 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 30 | 46 | 30 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 8 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 5 | — |
456 | 364 | 64 | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | 2 | 149 | 846 | 1145 | 709 | 367 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 104 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 160 | 150 | 104 | 23 | 39 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 104 |
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