Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 142 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 99 | 125 | 137 | 147 | 147 | 112 | 66 | 65 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 124 | 181 | 233 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:22AM2.35m | 8:01PM2.49m | 8:29AM2.44m | 8:58PM2.59m | 9:25AM2.54m | 9:47PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM1.10m | 2:20AM1.00m | 2:45PM0.96m | 3:15AM0.86m | 3:37PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 112 | 142 | 132 | 129 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 147 | 147 | 112 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 47 | 116 | 233 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 127 | 125 | 99 | 125 | 137 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 65 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 124 | 41 | 109 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 7 | S 14 | W 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 9 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 4 | S 16 | S 15 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 6 | S 7 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | 27 | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 62 | 181 | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 125 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 23 | 120 | 123 | 118 | 61 |
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