Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
509 | 159 | 434 | 464 | 528 | 593 | 675 | 505 | 405 | 293 | 373 | 675 | 958 | 949 | 1029 | 1142 | 1231 | 1464 | 1817 | 1553 | 758 | 605 | 426 | 399 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:09PM2.38m | 2:27AM2.48m | 3:00PM2.33m | 3:18AM2.43m | 3:52PM2.30m | 4:12AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM1.08m | 8:52AM1.10m | 9:08PM1.12m | 9:42AM1.09m | 10:02PM1.13m | 10:34AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 10 | S 12 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
7 | 159 | 3 | 464 | 528 | 6 | 675 | 505 | 405 | 293 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 338 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 758 | 605 | 426 | 328 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | S 12 | SSW 5 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 18 | S 8 | S 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | WSW 16 |
2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 26 | 44 | 100 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 193 | 179 | 216 | 405 | 339 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 19 | S 11 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 6 | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 9 | — | — | SSW 16 | S 18 | SW 16 | — |
3 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 17 | — | 2 | — | — | 49 | 171 | 278 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | S 5 | — | W 9 | S 6 | SSW 5 | — | WNW 2 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 |
509 | 91 | 434 | 13 | — | 593 | 2 | 42 | — | 1 | 373 | 675 | 958 | 949 | 1029 | 1142 | 1231 | 1464 | 1817 | 1553 | 95 | 75 | 69 | 399 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 13 | 104 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 131 | 104 | 61 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 118 |
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