Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (25 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 890 | 1729 | 1809 | 2777 | 4136 | 5728 | 6701 | 7995 | 8141 | 7539 | 5794 | 4961 | 3233 | 2640 | 1941 | 1793 | 1653 | 1267 | 912 | 684 | 377 | 245 | 139 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27PM2.33m | 7:44AM2.33m | 8:18PM2.42m | 8:34AM2.38m | 9:01PM2.51m | 9:18AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM1.11m | 1:40AM1.17m | 2:01PM1.07m | 2:31AM1.11m | 2:48PM1.02m | 3:13AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | WSW 13 | W 13 | S 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 485 | 560 | 447 | 389 | 302 | 209 | 146 | 112 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | 34 | 31 | 6 | 541 | 408 | 19 | 377 | 245 | 139 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 25 | 23 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 890 | 1729 | 1809 | 2777 | 4136 | 5728 | 6701 | 7995 | 8141 | 7539 | 5794 | 4961 | 3233 | 2640 | 1941 | 1793 | 1653 | 1267 | 912 | 684 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 175 | 177 | 196 | 196 | 179 | 156 | 175 | 150 | 196 | 156 | 175 | 156 | 122 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
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