Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1670 | 1957 | 1678 | 1534 | 1395 | 2252 | 3110 | 3114 | 1984 | 1446 | 1177 | 964 | 834 | 645 | 576 | 538 | 444 | 444 | 119 | 90 | 132 | 119 | 212 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28AM2.72m | 1:55PM2.76m | 2:22AM2.61m | 2:52PM2.65m | 3:27AM2.48m | 4:00PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.73m | 8:18PM0.83m | 8:38AM0.87m | 9:18PM0.96m | 9:38AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 33 | 29 | 1984 | 1446 | 1177 | 964 | 834 | 645 | 576 | 538 | 444 | 444 | 119 | 90 | 62 | 40 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 96 | 347 | 135 | 206 | 223 | 195 | 154 | 116 | 86 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 90 | — | — | 70 | 48 | 48 | 85 | 83 | 27 | — | 4 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1670 | 1957 | 1678 | 1534 | 1395 | 2252 | 3110 | 3114 | 136 | 222 | 206 | 49 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 132 | 119 | 212 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 182 | 131 | 150 | 155 | 267 | 150 | 291 | 285 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 196 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 13 |
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