Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 17 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 33 | 47 | 43 | 154 | 145 | 800 | 505 | 442 | 632 | 1628 | 541 | 237 | 609 | 502 | 631 | 464 | 510 | 805 | 916 |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:23PM2.60m | 00:38AM2.71m | 1:01PM2.57m | 1:16AM2.68m | 1:40PM2.52m | 1:55AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.93m | 6:31PM0.89m | 6:56AM0.94m | 7:09PM0.92m | 7:37AM0.95m | 7:50PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 47 | 43 | 137 | 107 | 475 | 505 | 442 | 632 | 762 | 82 | 237 | 386 | 68 | 480 | 464 | 510 | 805 | 916 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | SW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 22 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 12 | — | 8 | 18 | 28 | 39 | 86 | 145 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 33 | 50 | 80 | 76 | 42 | 66 | 62 | 107 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | W 16 | — | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 49 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | WNW 11 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 154 | 15 | 800 | — | 32 | 37 | 1628 | 541 | 79 | 609 | 502 | 631 | — | — | — | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 120 | 0 | 120 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 124 | 175 |
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