Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 1296 | 1667 | 1881 | 2038 | 2257 | 1982 | 1592 | 1192 | 875 | 860 | 553 | 343 | 214 | 179 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 121 | 91 | 84 | 82 | 204 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:22AM2.46m | 5:03PM2.38m | 5:26AM2.44m | 6:20PM2.42m | 6:41AM2.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM1.11m | 10:45AM1.04m | 11:20PM1.13m | 11:52AM1.04m | 00:37AM1.11m | 1:11PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 40 | 58 | 73 | 302 | 358 | 251 | 158 | 106 | 142 | 121 | 159 | 316 | 270 | 202 | 179 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 68 | 60 | 40 | 20 | 204 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 48 | 57 | — | — | 45 | 44 | 76 | 97 | 143 | 53 | 109 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 121 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | W 8 | SW 8 | S 15 | S 11 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | 33 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 84 | 80 | 24 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 644 | 1296 | 1667 | 1881 | 2038 | 2257 | 1982 | 1592 | 1192 | 875 | 860 | 553 | 343 | 214 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 175 | 213 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 222 | 213 | 222 | 120 | 120 | 61 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 61 | 11 |
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