Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 205 | 445 | 347 | 346 | 328 | 271 | 328 | 419 | 508 | 1884 | 1487 | 1755 | 1945 | 1087 | 789 | 545 | 478 | 333 | 226 | 139 | 81 | 81 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:27AM2.55m | 1:47PM2.60m | 2:05AM2.45m | 2:25PM2.49m | 2:48AM2.33m | 3:12PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | 8:21AM0.98m | 8:48PM1.12m | 9:03AM1.11m | 9:39PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 4 |
| kJ | 142 | 205 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 102 | 154 | 328 | 81 | 508 | 577 | 604 | 613 | 586 | 469 | 283 | 238 | 186 | 81 | 113 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 16 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | W 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 13 | 31 | 74 | 66 | 127 | 15 | 419 | 25 | 26 | 347 | — | — | — | 103 | 106 | 5 | 117 | 44 | 39 | 47 | 48 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 109 | 80 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 445 | 347 | 346 | 328 | 271 | 178 | 16 | 205 | 1884 | 1487 | 1755 | 1945 | 1087 | 789 | 545 | 478 | 333 | 226 | 139 | 66 | 25 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 177 | 150 | 156 | 160 | 150 | 0 | 91 | 140 | 177 | 179 | 179 | 278 | 196 | 61 | 11 | 118 | 61 | 61 | 118 | 118 | 91 | 39 |
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