Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 532 | 893 | 962 | 608 | 377 | 336 | 568 | 728 | 675 | 473 | 324 | 245 | 171 | 166 | 162 | 110 | 109 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 119 | 112 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM2.90m | 1:08PM2.71m | 1:28AM2.79m | 1:52PM2.60m | 2:11AM2.64m | 2:36PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.70m | 7:17PM0.75m | 7:49AM0.78m | 8:03PM0.87m | 8:32AM0.89m | 8:49PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 229 | 178 | 148 | 146 | 103 | 327 | 312 | 312 | 243 | 473 | 324 | 245 | 163 | 100 | 61 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 97 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | WSW 18 | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | S 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 29 | 24 | 44 | 130 | 153 | 204 | 120 | 104 | 235 | 177 | 173 | 171 | 166 | 162 | 110 | 107 | 39 | 42 | 28 | 63 | 87 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 25 | S 24 | SSW 23 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 43 | 103 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 50 | 100 | 91 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 109 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 119 | 112 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 532 | 893 | 962 | 608 | 377 | 336 | 568 | 728 | 675 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 118 | 155 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 118 | 118 | 61 |
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