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) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW 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 1AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). 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) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 146 | 158 | 265 | 135 | 142 | 127 | 576 | 422 | 290 | 222 | 173 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:53AM2.64m | 1:12PM2.68m | 1:27AM2.55m | 1:47PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.78m | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.89m | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 146 | 103 | 155 | 135 | 142 | 127 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 102 | 166 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | W 9 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | WNW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 181 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 96 | 46 | 44 | 13 | 31 | 75 | 66 | 103 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | W 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 7 | S 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 61 | 70 | 58 | 50 | 32 | 61 | 88 | 158 | 265 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 576 | 422 | 290 | 222 | 173 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 190 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 186 | 156 | 186 | 150 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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