Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 382 | 286 | 407 | 493 | 520 | 487 | 439 | 333 | 278 | 214 | 161 | 69 | 82 | 68 | 82 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:25AM2.62m | 2:55PM2.60m | 3:24AM2.47m | 4:01PM2.47m | 4:42AM2.36m | 5:26PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.88m | 9:21PM1.00m | 9:43AM1.03m | 10:29PM1.12m | 10:54AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | W 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 295 | 260 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 63 | 38 | 37 | 250 | 33 | 161 | 68 | 82 | 62 | 45 | 43 | 32 | 24 | 104 | 102 | 41 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 15 | S 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 68 | 46 | 42 | 27 | 55 | 25 | 25 | 93 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 39 | 21 | 82 | 72 | 66 | 26 | 55 | 43 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | S 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | 371 | 382 | 286 | 407 | 493 | 520 | 487 | 439 | 333 | 278 | 214 | — | 69 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 157 | 182 | 160 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 104 | 0 | 61 | 120 | 140 | 140 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 118 | 118 | 123 |
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