Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 21 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 754 | 645 | 493 | 633 | 565 | 418 | 289 | 174 | 119 | 86 | 59 | 57 | 34 | 43 | 424 | 671 | 1020 | 1208 | 1142 | 1520 | 1449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:00PM2.69m | 00:14AM2.81m | 12:35PM2.68m | 00:48AM2.78m | 1:11PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.76m | 6:31AM0.78m | 6:44PM0.79m | 7:08AM0.80m | 7:22PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 9 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | SSW 10 | WSW 19 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 754 | 549 | 333 | 294 | 565 | 418 | 289 | 174 | 119 | 78 | 59 | 27 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 148 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 11 | WSW 9 | S 11 | WSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 473 | 320 | 187 | 229 | 158 | 106 | 68 | 67 | 81 | 86 | 33 | 57 | 24 | 34 | 108 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | W 21 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 9 | SSW 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 37 | — | 9 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 42 | — | 11 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | W 7 | — | NW 2 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 628 | 645 | 493 | 633 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 42 | — | 1 | 26 | 424 | 671 | 1020 | 1208 | 1142 | 1520 | 1449 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 176 | 187 |
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