Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 188 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 55 | 115 | 77 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 74 | 62 | 97 | 193 | 286 | 255 | 247 | 239 | 239 | 139 | 94 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:55AM2.34m | 3:25PM2.29m | 3:55AM2.21m | 4:34PM2.20m | 5:14AM2.15m | 6:05PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM1.12m | 9:49PM1.27m | 10:10AM1.24m | 10:58PM1.35m | 11:28AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WSW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | W 6 | S 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 268 | 188 | 38 | 102 | 102 | 52 | 115 | 77 | 24 | 46 | 13 | 74 | 61 | 56 | 50 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 153 | 21 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 252 | 127 | 103 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 47 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 60 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 55 | 73 | 55 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 97 | 193 | 286 | 255 | 247 | 239 | 239 | 139 | 94 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 177 | 177 | 157 | 157 |
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