Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 192 | 149 | 131 | 121 | 97 | 77 | 56 | 51 | 36 | 52 | 81 | 100 | 93 | 97 | 95 | 115 |
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-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45AM2.36m | 4:17PM2.28m | 4:46AM2.26m | 5:29PM2.23m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM1.14m | 10:05AM1.11m | 10:36PM1.24m | 11:03AM1.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 53 | 149 | 131 | 121 | 97 | 77 | 56 | 51 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 93 | 97 | 95 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 25 | 49 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 81 | 100 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 105 | 192 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 82 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 13 | 0 |
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