Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 154 | 150 | 110 | 116 | 124 | 125 | 124 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 101 | 99 | 68 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30PM2.74m | 10:53AM2.71m | 11:09PM2.76m | 11:30AM2.76m | 11:46PM2.75m | 12:05PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.65m | 5:03PM0.66m | 5:21AM0.61m | 5:40PM0.66m | 5:58AM0.62m | 6:16PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 209 | 154 | 150 | 110 | 116 | 124 | 125 | 124 | 64 | 64 | 40 | 62 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 101 | 99 | 68 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 9 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 61 | 91 | 13 | 0 |
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