Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 459 | 455 | 386 | 424 | 223 | 284 | 510 | 1286 | 2648 | 2981 | 2495 | 1800 | 1403 | 1019 | 769 | 597 | 507 | 425 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50PM2.25m | 7:11AM2.23m | 7:50PM2.33m | 8:09AM2.30m | 8:38PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM1.23m | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:30PM1.20m | 2:06AM1.22m | 2:25PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 459 | 459 | 13 | 37 | 271 | 223 | 190 | 132 | 1286 | 2648 | 2981 | 2495 | 1800 | 1403 | 1019 | 769 | 597 | 507 | 425 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | — | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 13 | 47 | 76 | 190 | 284 | 510 | 342 | — | 5 | 110 | 75 | 106 | 83 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 401 | 57 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 72 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | ESE 2 | S 6 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 455 | 386 | 424 | — | 244 | — | — | 152 | 200 | 196 | 148 | — | — | 1 | 32 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 104 | 175 | 175 | 156 | 104 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 118 | 7 | 0 |
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