Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1046 | 949 | 728 | 567 | 343 | 226 | 179 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 121 | 91 | 84 | 82 | 204 | 181 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:26AM2.44m | 6:20PM2.42m | 6:41AM2.46m | 7:38PM2.53m | 7:58AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM1.13m | 11:52AM1.04m | 00:37AM1.11m | 1:11PM1.00m | 1:53AM1.01m | 2:22PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 104 | 144 | 82 | 316 | 270 | 202 | 110 | 92 | 89 | 73 | 55 | 48 | 39 | 20 | 204 | 181 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 97 | 95 | 128 | 109 | 108 | 4 | 179 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 121 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | S 17 | W 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 34 | 33 | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 37 | 84 | 80 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1046 | 949 | 728 | 567 | 343 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 213 | 122 | 122 | 11 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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