Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 401 | 506 | 474 | 395 | 327 | 285 | 278 | 278 | 328 | 358 | 269 | 198 | 180 | 258 | 219 | 273 | 272 | 160 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52PM2.63m | 10:24AM2.65m | 10:33PM2.73m | 11:02AM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.78m | 4:11AM0.66m | 4:31PM0.67m | 4:51AM0.57m | 5:12PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 116 | 110 | 107 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 59 | 129 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 269 | 198 | 180 | 104 | 103 | 53 | 51 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 37 | 95 | 58 | 32 | 79 | 78 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 119 | 116 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | W 20 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 290 | 401 | 506 | 474 | 395 | 327 | 285 | 278 | 278 | 328 | 358 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 258 | 219 | 273 | 272 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 156 | 156 | 157 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 155 | 156 | 156 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 157 | 156 | 156 | 13 |
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