Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 39 | 210 | 780 | 1034 | 1007 | 1337 | 1802 | 2415 | 2670 | 2474 | 2684 | 1624 | 1028 | 798 | 614 | 458 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 10:52AM2.63m | 11:06PM2.77m | 11:26AM2.68m | 11:40PM2.81m | 12:00PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM0.81m | 5:19AM0.83m | 5:33PM0.77m | 5:54AM0.79m | 6:08PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 91 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 9 | 63 | 36 | 80 | 80 | 69 | 41 | — | — | 1332 | 2684 | 1624 | 1028 | 666 | 614 | 458 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 39 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 604 | — | 569 | 377 | 467 | 263 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 26 | 35 | 26 | 42 | 210 | 780 | 1034 | 1007 | 1337 | 1802 | 2415 | 2670 | 2474 | — | 237 | 747 | 798 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 182 | 13 | 150 | 157 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 182 | 175 | 118 | 11 | 23 | 118 | 11 | 0 |
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