Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 133 | 145 | 800 | 442 | 382 | 467 | 459 | 1130 | 855 | 792 | 392 | 199 | 371 | 346 |
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-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM2.73m | 12:23PM2.60m | 00:38AM2.71m | 1:01PM2.57m | 1:16AM2.68m | 1:40PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.93m | 6:31PM0.89m | 6:56AM0.94m | 7:09PM0.92m | 7:37AM0.95m | 7:50PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 11 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 133 | 107 | 483 | 442 | 382 | 467 | 459 | 82 | 80 | 598 | 392 | 199 | 371 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 22 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 12 | — | 10 | 18 | 28 | 39 | 86 | 145 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 33 | 50 | 131 | 76 | 68 | 141 | 62 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 49 | — | — | 66 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 7 | N 3 | WNW 11 | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | E 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 131 | 8 | 800 | — | 33 | 27 | 44 | 1130 | 855 | 792 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 61 | 120 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 203 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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