Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 69 | 63 | 89 | 102 | 94 | 220 | 194 | 177 | 137 | 137 | 237 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:50AM2.44m | 4:33PM2.38m | 5:06AM2.38m | 6:06PM2.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM1.13m | 10:13AM1.09m | 10:56PM1.20m | 11:30AM1.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 69 | 33 | 73 | 49 | 62 | 220 | 194 | 177 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | W 11 | W 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 63 | 89 | 79 | 94 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 16 | W 7 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 34 | 84 | 76 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | WNW 8 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 102 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 237 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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