Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1238 | 1838 | 1724 | 1438 | 1389 | 1214 | 756 | 1174 | 935 | 390 | 421 | 595 | 1248 | 1579 | 1418 | 961 | 734 | 889 | 1472 | 1958 | 1708 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:42AM2.85m | 11:57PM2.83m | 12:22PM2.88m | 00:41AM2.80m | 1:06PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.58m | 6:13AM0.55m | 6:37PM0.62m | 6:58AM0.62m | 7:24PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 11 | W 12 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 577 | — | 1724 | 1438 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 176 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | W 16 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | S 5 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1238 | 1838 | 20 | — | 1389 | 1214 | 756 | 1174 | 935 | 390 | 421 | 595 | 1248 | 1579 | 1418 | 961 | 734 | 889 | 1472 | 1958 | 1708 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 104 | 104 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 118 | 118 | 155 | 177 | 156 | 157 | 157 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 179 | 179 | 191 | 150 | 155 |
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