Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | S 6 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 130 | 68 | 96 | 74 | 80 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 77 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01PM2.47m | 4:42AM2.36m | 5:26PM2.39m | 6:06AM2.32m | 6:51PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM1.03m | 10:29PM1.12m | 10:54AM1.15m | 11:48PM1.17m | 12:19PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 238 | 130 | 51 | 82 | 58 | 62 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 77 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 44 | 96 | 74 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 11 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 55 | 33 | 44 | 22 | 24 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 68 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 61 | 120 | 61 | 140 | 39 | 39 | 118 | 118 | 123 | 120 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 158 | 13 | 0 |
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