Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 56 | 56 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:34PM2.47m | 8:05AM2.40m | 8:31PM2.51m | 9:02AM2.47m | 9:21PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM1.08m | 1:53AM0.99m | 2:19PM1.01m | 2:49AM0.90m | 3:13PM0.92m | 3:36AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 21 | 21 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 56 | 56 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WNW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 54 | 52 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 91 | 94 | 18 | 39 | 39 | 91 | 91 | 150 | 103 | 120 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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