Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 143 | 102 | 100 | 73 | 57 | 55 | 39 | 29 | 80 | 96 | 37 | 52 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 9:39AM2.48m | 9:56PM2.63m | 10:17AM2.57m | 10:31PM2.71m | 10:52AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.95m | 4:08AM0.96m | 4:25PM0.87m | 4:44AM0.89m | 4:59PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 158 | 143 | 102 | 100 | 73 | 57 | 55 | 39 | 26 | 80 | 96 | 37 | 52 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 37 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 41 | 29 | 11 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 96 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 156 |
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