Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 146 | 132 | 265 | 160 | 117 | 232 | 603 | 501 | 466 | 299 | 262 | 328 | 347 | 437 | 1884 | 1708 | 2794 | 2031 | 1456 | 1114 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12PM2.68m | 1:27AM2.55m | 1:47PM2.60m | 2:05AM2.45m | 2:25PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.89m | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | 8:21AM0.98m | 8:48PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 146 | 103 | 155 | 160 | 117 | 44 | 28 | 43 | 43 | 102 | 154 | 328 | 124 | 437 | 569 | 526 | 622 | 586 | 526 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 162 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 96 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 74 | 66 | 127 | 2 | 347 | 56 | 26 | 313 | — | — | — | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | S 4 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 91 | 132 | 265 | 5 | 23 | 232 | 603 | 501 | 466 | 299 | 262 | 166 | 10 | 344 | 1884 | 1708 | 2794 | 2031 | 1456 | 1114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 186 | 156 | 186 | 150 | 150 | 91 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 91 | 177 | 196 | 202 | 179 | 213 | 283 | 120 |
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