Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 181 | 332 | 243 | 144 | 136 | 346 | 676 | 1102 | 2040 | 1789 | 1413 | 1165 | 953 | 1128 | 1086 | 759 | 708 | 335 | 390 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:02AM2.77m | 11:15PM2.80m | 11:42AM2.85m | 11:57PM2.83m | 12:22PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.60m | 5:31AM0.53m | 5:53PM0.58m | 6:13AM0.55m | 6:37PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | W 9 | — | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 104 | 103 | 53 | 51 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 516 | — | 1789 | 1413 | 1165 | 953 | 49 | 40 | 42 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 12 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 85 | 68 | 60 | 24 | 128 | 123 | 17 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 190 | 181 | 332 | 243 | 144 | 136 | 346 | 676 | 1102 | 2040 | 69 | — | — | — | 1128 | 1086 | 759 | 708 | 335 | 390 | 688 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 156 | 156 | 13 | 157 | 273 | 157 | 273 | 157 | 104 | 104 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 118 | 118 | 157 | 157 | 156 | 157 | 177 |
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