Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 13 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 119 | 140 | 132 | 124 | 253 | 158 | 92 | 58 | 41 | 33 | 50 | 85 | 141 | 181 | 95 | 322 | 571 | 521 | 312 | 233 | 341 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:27AM2.48m | 4:00PM2.53m | 4:40AM2.39m | 5:14PM2.46m | 5:50AM2.35m | 6:27PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM1.00m | 10:24PM1.05m | 10:47AM1.09m | 11:34PM1.09m | 12:01PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 444 | 119 | 112 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 21 | 92 | 58 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 54 | 77 | 103 | 95 | 322 | 396 | 323 | 247 | 233 | 223 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 4 | — | S 16 | W 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 121 | 88 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 49 | 85 | 83 | — | — | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 140 | 132 | 124 | 253 | 158 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 85 | 141 | 181 | 3 | 3 | 571 | 521 | 312 | — | 341 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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