Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1416 | 1193 | 1200 | 1077 | 986 | 1134 | 474 | 387 | 302 | 399 | 439 | 381 | 340 | 283 | 249 | 282 | 290 | 307 | 323 | 277 | 263 | 619 | 870 | 1010 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:13PM2.99m | 11:37AM2.83m | 00:00AM2.98m | 12:23PM2.79m | 00:45AM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.61m | 5:28AM0.63m | 5:47PM0.60m | 6:16AM0.64m | 6:33PM0.65m | 7:03AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1341 | 1118 | 1103 | 1077 | 986 | 414 | 474 | 387 | 279 | 220 | 106 | 146 | 106 | 142 | 174 | 223 | 229 | 232 | 232 | 277 | 229 | 226 | 148 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 367 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 242 | 43 | 6 | 77 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 17 | 232 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | WSW 12 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | — | — | S 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 13 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 70 | 21 | 40 | 28 | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 5 | NNW 3 | W 15 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1416 | 1193 | 1200 | 67 | 7 | 1134 | 150 | 303 | 302 | 399 | 439 | 381 | 340 | 283 | 249 | 282 | 290 | 307 | 323 | — | 263 | 619 | 870 | 1010 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 160 | 131 | 104 | 150 | 104 | 150 | 155 | 118 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 156 | 156 | 155 |
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