Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 268 | 223 | 164 | 137 | 130 | 128 | 123 | 117 | 139 | 262 | 407 | 521 | 521 | 549 | 579 | 454 | 388 | 377 | 431 | 520 | 620 | 652 | 615 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:57AM2.83m | 1:21PM2.80m | 1:38AM2.75m | 2:04PM2.72m | 2:25AM2.62m | 2:55PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.62m | 7:37PM0.72m | 7:58AM0.73m | 8:25PM0.85m | 8:46AM0.88m | 9:21PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 282 | 268 | 223 | 164 | 134 | 130 | 128 | 123 | 117 | 78 | 76 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 157 | 148 | 144 | 138 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 46 | 49 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 34 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 17 | SSW 11 | S 14 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 134 | 136 | 138 | 102 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 28 | 42 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 266 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 137 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 66 | 139 | 262 | 407 | 521 | 521 | 549 | 579 | 454 | 388 | 377 | 431 | 520 | 620 | 652 | 615 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 159 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 157 | 156 | 157 | 157 | 160 |
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