Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 63 | 47 | 42 | 39 | 43 | 40 | 76 | 156 | 156 | 106 | 121 | 64 | 50 | 61 | 60 | 68 | 80 | 287 | 372 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:36PM2.23m | 7:10AM2.17m | 7:36PM2.30m | 8:09AM2.26m | 8:26PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM1.26m | 1:00AM1.22m | 1:24PM1.18m | 2:02AM1.09m | 2:21PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 17 | W 7 | SW 16 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 76 | 156 | 62 | 106 | 89 | 64 | 47 | 61 | 60 | 68 | 48 | 45 | 18 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 3 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 59 | 63 | 47 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 21 | 24 | 72 | 23 | 97 | 121 | 62 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 3 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 2 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 59 | 57 | 33 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | W 5 | NNW 4 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 52 | 9 | 156 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 80 | 287 | 372 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 123 | 185 | 158 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 156 | 156 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 156 | 150 | 0 |
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