Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 113 | 109 | 86 | 106 | 85 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 325 | 749 | 190 | 160 | 284 | 177 | 174 | 401 | 472 | 464 | 470 | 595 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41PM2.68m | 9:03AM2.65m | 9:34PM2.82m | 9:58AM2.75m | 10:24PM2.93m | 10:49AM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.90m | 2:55AM0.87m | 3:20PM0.78m | 3:49AM0.75m | 4:12PM0.68m | 4:39AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 164 | 113 | 109 | 86 | 106 | 85 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 325 | 400 | 190 | 37 | 16 | 177 | 174 | 401 | 472 | 464 | 470 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 9 | WSW 13 | SW 20 | S 8 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 84 | 136 | 309 | 355 | 595 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | S 15 | S 10 | W 5 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | W 23 | W 22 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | N 4 | WNW 9 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | W 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 13 | 749 | 11 | 160 | 284 | 20 | 33 | 361 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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