Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW 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 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| 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 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 186 | 175 | 180 | 192 | 311 | 235 | 139 | 136 | 292 | 603 | 725 | 1520 | 1456 | 1342 | 1098 | 819 | 683 | 588 | 783 | 710 | 312 | 537 | 805 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:33PM2.73m | 11:02AM2.77m | 11:15PM2.80m | 11:42AM2.85m | 11:57PM2.83m | 12:22PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.57m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 214 | 186 | 175 | 180 | 103 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 725 | 754 | 1456 | 1342 | 1098 | 819 | 683 | 39 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 12 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 162 | 116 | 107 | 104 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 66 | 68 | 40 | 48 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 20 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | W 11 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 42 | 49 | 36 | 192 | 311 | 235 | 139 | 136 | 292 | 603 | 57 | 1520 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 588 | 783 | 710 | 312 | 537 | 805 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 157 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 206 | 263 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 150 | 157 | 156 | 177 | 177 |
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