Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 57 | 56 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 59 | 104 | 102 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 198 |
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 | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02AM2.47m | 9:21PM2.56m | 9:49AM2.56m | 10:05PM2.59m | 10:30AM2.64m | 10:45PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.92m | 3:36AM0.82m | 3:59PM0.84m | 4:18AM0.75m | 4:40PM0.80m | 4:56AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 5 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 57 | 56 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 104 | 40 | 22 | 133 | 45 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | S 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 4 | WSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 59 | 5 | 102 | 136 | 10 | 131 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | — | S 15 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 20 | — | 4 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 51 | 49 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 120 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 91 | 39 | 91 | 18 | 20 | 150 | 150 | 125 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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