Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 90 | 60 | 88 | 247 | 213 | 149 | 89 | 59 | 63 | 47 | 41 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 95 | 236 | 187 | 134 | 121 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM2.22m | 6:04AM2.13m | 6:36PM2.23m | 7:10AM2.17m | 7:36PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM1.27m | 11:49PM1.29m | 12:15PM1.26m | 1:00AM1.22m | 1:24PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 90 | 60 | 60 | 247 | 213 | 149 | 89 | 49 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 76 | 72 | 62 | 134 | 89 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 90 | 42 | 38 | 60 | 61 | 93 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 63 | 47 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 40 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 97 | 121 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | S 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 10 | 34 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 43 | 34 | 48 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | W 5 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 41 | 88 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 95 | 236 | 187 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 159 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 123 | 175 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 156 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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