Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 220 | 209 | 176 | 152 | 124 | 117 | 153 | 236 | 196 | 158 | 132 | 109 | 98 | 138 | 507 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:55PM2.57m | 9:21AM2.54m | 9:32PM2.69m | 9:57AM2.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.81m | 3:28PM0.76m | 3:47AM0.68m | 4:03PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 236 | 220 | 209 | 176 | 152 | 124 | 78 | 51 | 49 | 46 | 158 | 44 | 109 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 176 | 142 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 92 | 184 | — | — | — | — | 117 | 153 | 236 | 196 | — | 132 | 89 | 98 | 138 | 507 | 411 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 150 |
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