Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 290 | 238 | 130 | 64 | 96 | 68 | 80 | 79 | 68 | 58 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:24AM2.47m | 4:01PM2.47m | 4:42AM2.36m | 5:26PM2.39m | 6:06AM2.32m | 6:51PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM1.03m | 10:29PM1.12m | 10:54AM1.15m | 11:48PM1.17m | 12:19PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 22 | 238 | 130 | 64 | 80 | 60 | 62 | 79 | 68 | 58 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 34 | 33 | 43 | 96 | 68 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 55 | 33 | 44 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | S 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 368 | 290 | — | — | 20 | 12 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 66 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 118 | 13 | 0 | 61 | 120 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 61 | 118 | 118 | 123 | 120 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 158 | 39 | 0 |
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