Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 358 | 353 | 245 | 236 | 184 | 215 | 146 | 147 | 121 | 97 | 89 | 112 | 115 | 98 | 92 | 151 | 196 | 452 | 766 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42AM2.41m | 8:55PM2.57m | 9:21AM2.54m | 9:32PM2.69m | 9:57AM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.89m | 3:12AM0.81m | 3:28PM0.76m | 3:47AM0.68m | 4:03PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 367 | 358 | 353 | 245 | 236 | 184 | 215 | 146 | 147 | 121 | 78 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 98 | 92 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 123 | 118 | 115 | 62 | 29 | 176 | 142 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 50 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 37 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 89 | 112 | 115 | 94 | 4 | 151 | 196 | 452 | 766 | 544 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 156 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 158 | 150 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 150 |
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