Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1057 | 1064 | 1521 | 1985 | 2207 | 3365 | 2587 | 1401 | 961 | 1143 | 703 | 435 | 647 | 480 | 341 | 213 | 116 | 85 | 58 | 52 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:26AM2.68m | 11:40PM2.81m | 12:00PM2.69m | 00:14AM2.81m | 12:35PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.77m | 5:54AM0.79m | 6:08PM0.76m | 6:31AM0.78m | 6:44PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 9 | S 11 | S 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 80 | 69 | 41 | 64 | — | 424 | 502 | 1401 | 754 | 575 | 393 | 225 | 647 | 480 | 341 | 213 | 116 | 78 | 58 | 52 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 604 | — | 481 | 230 | 161 | 107 | 170 | 133 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 85 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | S 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1057 | 1064 | 1521 | 1985 | 2207 | 3365 | 2587 | 81 | 961 | 1143 | 703 | 435 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 177 | 175 | 175 | 176 | 133 | 123 | 118 | 23 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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