Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 681 | 507 | 425 | 326 | 143 | 437 | 469 | 379 | 313 | 303 | 284 | 224 | 209 | 205 | 158 | 143 | 102 | 100 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM2.43m | 8:57AM2.39m | 9:19PM2.53m | 9:39AM2.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM1.13m | 2:52AM1.13m | 3:10PM1.04m | 3:32AM1.04m | 3:49PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 681 | 507 | 425 | 326 | 143 | 437 | 469 | 379 | 313 | 303 | 284 | 224 | 209 | 205 | 158 | 143 | 102 | 100 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | WSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 123 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | SSW 4 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
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