Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 100 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 54 | 68 | 662 | 809 | 587 | 870 | 1705 | 2777 | 3623 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:12PM2.29m | 5:41AM2.32m | 6:22PM2.28m | 6:46AM2.30m | 7:27PM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM1.09m | 11:27PM1.19m | 12:01PM1.12m | 00:36AM1.20m | 1:05PM1.11m | 1:40AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 283 | 469 | 402 | 314 | 257 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 100 | 60 | 58 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 219 | 230 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | NW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 662 | 809 | 587 | 870 | 1705 | 2777 | 3623 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 96 | 39 | 91 | 20 | 18 | 91 | 118 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 177 | 196 | 196 |
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