Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
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 Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 95 | 132 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 157 | 109 | 102 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:15PM2.65m | 10:35AM2.56m | 10:50PM2.70m | 11:11AM2.60m | 11:26PM2.73m | 11:46AM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.97m | 4:44PM0.90m | 5:03AM0.95m | 5:19PM0.88m | 5:39AM0.94m | 5:55PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | WSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 22 | 13 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 157 | 109 | 102 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 10 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 95 | 132 | 46 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 5 | S 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 59 | 43 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 61 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 39 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 103 | 118 | 91 |
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