Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 94 | 92 | 58 | 111 | 226 | 204 | 153 | 121 | 100 | 94 | 70 | 51 | 32 | 52 | 53 | 100 | 93 | 97 | 93 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23PM2.37m | 3:45AM2.36m | 4:17PM2.28m | 4:46AM2.26m | 5:29PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM1.00m | 9:38PM1.14m | 10:05AM1.11m | 10:36PM1.24m | 11:03AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 14 | W 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 100 | 94 | 92 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 153 | 121 | 100 | 94 | 70 | 51 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 100 | 11 | 97 | 93 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 53 | 8 | 93 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 16 | 111 | 226 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 50 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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