Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 195 | 173 | 120 | 120 | 131 | 465 | 364 | 186 | 213 | 143 | 62 | 131 | 135 | 132 | 126 | 71 | 114 | 139 | 148 | 119 | 116 | 298 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:14AM2.93m | 12:41PM2.74m | 1:05AM2.85m | 1:33PM2.65m | 1:57AM2.74m | 2:26PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.64m | 6:33AM0.70m | 6:51PM0.72m | 7:26AM0.77m | 7:42PM0.82m | 8:19AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 251 | 195 | 173 | 120 | 120 | 46 | 58 | 364 | 186 | 104 | 143 | 62 | 55 | 57 | 45 | 46 | 21 | 64 | 139 | 148 | 119 | 116 | 173 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 7 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 40 | 63 | 76 | 55 | 22 | 135 | 132 | 126 | 71 | 44 | 58 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 16 | SSW 5 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 66 | 36 | 57 | 54 | 131 | 9 | 73 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 131 | 465 | 26 | 166 | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 36 | 114 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 298 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 104 | 156 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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