Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 268 | 435 | 716 | 1014 | 1215 | 1087 | 1035 | 818 | 722 | 637 | 500 | 371 | 268 | 205 | 132 | 102 | 76 | 102 | 278 | 183 | 165 | 107 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:26PM2.54m | 2:49AM2.61m | 3:18PM2.44m | 3:43AM2.48m | 4:13PM2.35m | 4:40AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.93m | 9:10AM0.95m | 9:28PM1.04m | 10:02AM1.03m | 10:25PM1.13m | 10:58AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 961 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 500 | 371 | 268 | 205 | 132 | 102 | 76 | 74 | 278 | 183 | 165 | 107 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 15 | WSW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 18 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 102 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 9 | SW 16 | S 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 6 | — | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 49 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 5 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 151 | 268 | 435 | 716 | 1014 | 1215 | 1087 | 1035 | 818 | 722 | 637 | 23 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 177 | 157 | 150 | 156 | 150 | 131 | 133 | 150 | 150 | 104 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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