Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 99 | 50 | 77 | 139 | 235 | 2695 | 3623 | 2755 | 1487 | 972 | 556 | 483 | 585 | 400 | 290 | 196 | 188 | 239 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32AM2.63m | 1:54PM2.53m | 2:10AM2.48m | 2:35PM2.41m | 2:55AM2.34m | 3:25PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.85m | 8:10PM0.99m | 8:32AM0.98m | 8:55PM1.14m | 9:15AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 6 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 34 | 44 | 127 | 235 | 108 | 115 | 32 | 135 | 136 | 556 | 306 | 585 | 277 | 270 | 196 | 188 | 239 | 12 | 102 | 100 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 63 | 34 | — | — | 24 | 31 | 75 | 63 | 127 | 166 | 15 | 62 | 121 | 91 | 46 | 102 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 7 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | S 4 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | WSW 9 | S 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 30 | 69 | 169 | 52 | 64 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 28 | 77 | 139 | 206 | 2695 | 3623 | 2755 | 1487 | 972 | — | 483 | 281 | 400 | 290 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 35 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 96 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 118 | 118 | 112 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 156 | 0 | 0 |
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