Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1158 | 735 | 1174 | 1026 | 390 | 384 | 489 | 963 | 1417 | 1330 | 809 | 710 | 815 | 1298 | 1800 | 1708 | 1467 | 1672 | 1521 | 1344 | 1320 | 1813 | 2808 | 2693 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:57PM2.83m | 12:22PM2.88m | 00:41AM2.80m | 1:06PM2.85m | 1:28AM2.72m | 1:55PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.55m | 6:37PM0.62m | 6:58AM0.62m | 7:24PM0.71m | 7:46AM0.73m | 8:18PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 9 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 214 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1158 | 735 | 1174 | 1026 | 390 | 384 | 489 | 963 | 1417 | 1330 | 809 | 710 | 815 | 1298 | 1800 | 1708 | 1467 | 1672 | 1521 | 1344 | 1320 | 1813 | 2808 | 2693 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 118 | 150 | 165 | 177 | 177 | 157 | 157 | 177 | 177 | 13 | 177 | 179 | 267 | 131 | 155 | 160 | 182 | 155 | 155 | 236 | 191 | 131 | 104 |
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