Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1511 | 772 | 404 | 573 | 1412 | 2225 | 1198 | 1457 | 1329 | 830 | 542 | 258 | 180 | 180 | 228 | 174 | 125 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 38 | 34 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:24AM2.73m | 1:50PM2.60m | 2:05AM2.64m | 2:33PM2.52m | 2:52AM2.54m | 3:25PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.84m | 8:04PM0.93m | 8:29AM0.91m | 8:51PM1.03m | 9:16AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 107 | 772 | 404 | 238 | 177 | 106 | 217 | 289 | 233 | 50 | 33 | 228 | 180 | 180 | 228 | 174 | 125 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 38 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 20 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 119 | 106 | 57 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 49 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | — | W 20 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | W 4 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 43 | 42 | 40 | 65 | — | 7 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1511 | 86 | 322 | 573 | 1412 | 2225 | 1198 | 1457 | 1329 | 830 | 542 | 258 | 126 | 50 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 283 | 61 | 118 | 122 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 118 | 118 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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