Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 313 | 361 | 322 | 328 | 419 | 807 | 2103 | 1657 | 1927 | 2519 | 1641 | 1318 | 1097 | 776 | 657 | 458 | 311 | 165 | 72 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:47PM2.60m | 2:05AM2.45m | 2:25PM2.49m | 2:48AM2.33m | 3:12PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | 8:21AM0.98m | 8:48PM1.12m | 9:03AM1.11m | 9:39PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | W 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 207 | 202 | 328 | 419 | 7 | 561 | 595 | 724 | 595 | 454 | 297 | 186 | 145 | 131 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 38 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | W 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 74 | 102 | 154 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 26 | 332 | — | — | — | 157 | 113 | 64 | 48 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 72 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 66 | 127 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 33 | 64 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 347 | 313 | 361 | 322 | 86 | 23 | 807 | 2103 | 1657 | 1927 | 2519 | 1641 | 1318 | 1097 | 776 | 657 | 458 | 311 | 165 | 66 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 140 | 197 | 197 | 177 | 278 | 213 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 112 |
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