Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 280 | 222 | 194 | 229 | 372 | 557 | 418 | 261 | 248 | 223 | 167 | 167 | 373 | 352 | 307 | 163 | 707 | 858 | 718 | 367 | 285 | 186 | 157 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06AM2.77m | 10:34PM2.92m | 10:58AM2.81m | 11:24PM2.96m | 11:49AM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.69m | 4:22PM0.63m | 4:49AM0.65m | 5:12PM0.61m | 5:41AM0.65m | 6:01PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 98 | 63 | 60 | 247 | 328 | 238 | 208 | 130 | 108 | 86 | 148 | 373 | 352 | 307 | 50 | 83 | 7 | 37 | 367 | 285 | 186 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 85 | 53 | 9 | 261 | 248 | 223 | 167 | 71 | 70 | 43 | 22 | 84 | 40 | 16 | 40 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 10 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 84 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 167 | 5 | 67 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | 20 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 243 | 280 | 222 | 194 | 229 | 372 | 557 | 418 | 175 | 180 | 141 | 150 | — | — | — | 3 | 163 | 707 | 858 | 718 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 177 | 177 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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