Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 173 | 328 | 419 | 1352 | 2084 | 1621 | 2192 | 2467 | 1473 | 1063 | 765 | 619 | 524 | 381 | 233 | 145 | 72 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | 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 | on |
High Tide | 1:47PM2.60m | 2:05AM2.45m | 2:25PM2.49m | 2:48AM2.33m | 3:12PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM1.01m | 8:21AM0.98m | 8:48PM1.12m | 9:03AM1.11m | 9:39PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 102 | 154 | 328 | 419 | 472 | 561 | 586 | 704 | 577 | 426 | 292 | 186 | 129 | 117 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 72 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | W 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | W 12 |
| kJ | 66 | 127 | 24 | 58 | 45 | 17 | 332 | — | — | — | 170 | 134 | 108 | 75 | 55 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 64 | 64 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | S 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 240 | 173 | 128 | 49 | 1352 | 2084 | 1621 | 2192 | 2467 | 1473 | 1063 | 765 | 619 | 524 | 381 | 233 | 145 | 62 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 155 | 13 | 118 | 140 | 197 | 196 | 179 | 283 | 179 | 274 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 112 | 91 |
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