Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 175 | 208 | 258 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 146 | 156 | 305 | 206 | 153 | 244 | 323 | 264 | 263 | 204 | 294 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:38PM2.74m | 00:53AM2.64m | 1:12PM2.68m | 1:27AM2.55m | 1:47PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.67m | 6:51PM0.78m | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.89m | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 42 | 208 | 258 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 56 | 43 | 60 | 146 | 103 | 191 | 206 | 153 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 103 | 294 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 9 | S 14 | W 9 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | S 9 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 74 | 175 | 47 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 181 | 13 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 96 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 75 | 43 | 7 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 16 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | N 3 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 92 | 137 | 64 | 70 | 60 | 127 | 90 | 5 | 88 | 156 | 305 | — | 8 | 244 | 323 | 264 | 263 | 204 | 178 | 228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 157 | 156 | 157 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 186 | 213 | 162 | 13 | 155 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
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