Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 760 | 853 | 1999 | 771 | 655 | 475 | 482 | 1072 | 627 | 450 | 301 | 186 | 148 | 92 | 134 | 108 | 77 | 102 | 94 | 64 | 61 | 39 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:07AM2.32m | 6:03PM2.38m | 6:34AM2.36m | 7:19PM2.50m | 7:45AM2.46m | 8:18PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM1.21m | 00:20AM1.19m | 12:55PM1.13m | 1:36AM1.05m | 2:03PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 760 | 373 | 1999 | 229 | 310 | 475 | 482 | 665 | 627 | 450 | 301 | 186 | 148 | 92 | 68 | 46 | 76 | 102 | 94 | 64 | 61 | 29 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 16 | S 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 395 | 853 | 5 | 771 | 655 | 5 | 386 | 371 | 258 | 251 | 84 | 115 | 107 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 33 | 54 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | 196 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 4 | WNW 9 | — | S 4 | SE 2 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 454 | 474 | 417 | 379 | 464 | 383 | 7 | 1072 | — | 5 | 1 | 285 | 306 | 268 | 134 | 108 | 14 | 48 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 19 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 61 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 120 | 118 | 104 | 0 |
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