Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 53 | 100 | 93 | 97 | 93 | 92 | 116 | 104 | 75 | 135 | 253 | 516 | 656 | 517 | 430 | 367 | 756 | 1915 | 3989 | 6136 | 5068 | 3463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:46AM2.26m | 5:29PM2.23m | 6:00AM2.21m | 6:50PM2.25m | 7:11AM2.23m | 7:50PM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM1.20m | 11:47PM1.30m | 12:19PM1.23m | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:30PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 17 | 19 | 93 | 97 | 93 | 69 | 44 | 104 | 75 | 135 | 253 | 516 | 333 | 13 | 47 | 76 | 75 | 146 | 1779 | 6136 | 5068 | 3463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 17 | — | SSW 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 53 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 36 | — | 7 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 6 | — | 351 | — | 178 | 310 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | S 6 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 23 | 37 | 54 | 92 | 116 | 177 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 656 | 517 | 430 | 367 | 756 | 1915 | 3989 | 98 | 287 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 156 | 175 |
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