Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
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 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 138 | 102 | 100 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 125 | 124 | 119 | 107 | 137 | 111 | 114 | 118 | 122 | 162 | 146 | 54 | 79 | 138 | 208 | 169 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM2.46m | 6:52PM2.43m | 7:07AM2.52m | 7:57PM2.56m | 8:11AM2.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM1.07m | 12:32PM0.94m | 1:05AM0.99m | 1:36PM0.85m | 2:09AM0.89m | 2:35PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 15 | SSW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 112 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 125 | 124 | 119 | 107 | 104 | 111 | 114 | 92 | 58 | 28 | 146 | 6 | 39 | 52 | 208 | 169 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | SW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 140 | 138 | 67 | 59 | 35 | 51 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 102 | 104 | 118 | 122 | 162 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 138 | 60 | 39 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 20 | S 11 | WSW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 70 | 102 | 100 | 51 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 29 | 82 | 137 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 104 | 61 | 23 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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