Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1655 | 2686 | 3380 | 3330 | 2866 | 2646 | 2360 | 1834 | 1279 | 1087 | 796 | 691 | 688 | 583 | 506 | 521 | 569 | 492 | 539 | 524 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM2.16m | 7:17PM2.26m | 7:40AM2.24m | 8:09PM2.37m | 8:32AM2.34m | 8:52PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM1.28m | 1:38AM1.27m | 1:58PM1.18m | 2:28AM1.15m | 2:46PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | S 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 42 | 2 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 917 | 1279 | 1087 | 796 | 691 | 561 | 496 | 449 | 318 | 226 | 226 | 146 | 103 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 416 | 17 | 87 | 117 | 113 | 69 | 52 | 47 | 44 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1655 | 2686 | 3380 | 3330 | 2866 | 2646 | 2360 | 1834 | 899 | 686 | 585 | 653 | 688 | 583 | 506 | 521 | 569 | 492 | 539 | 524 | 496 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 191 | 179 | 179 | 178 | 179 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 156 | 155 | 160 | 157 | 155 | 160 | 156 | 177 | 177 | 160 | 159 |
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