Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 293 | 248 | 245 | 248 | 276 | 236 | 229 | 226 | 671 | 897 | 920 | 849 | 913 | 1448 | 2666 | 2622 | 2088 | 1896 | 1796 | 1162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:43PM2.32m | 3:15AM2.20m | 3:48PM2.21m | 4:33AM2.12m | 5:14PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM1.11m | 9:10PM1.26m | 9:28AM1.24m | 10:16PM1.34m | 10:41AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 16 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 209 | 293 | 242 | 184 | 248 | 276 | 217 | 173 | 147 | 226 | 229 | 229 | 223 | 223 | 12 | 28 | 131 | 10 | 9 | 1796 | 1162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 255 | 251 | 248 | 245 | 245 | 242 | 236 | 229 | 226 | 44 | 21 | 41 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 530 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 169 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 671 | 897 | 920 | 849 | 913 | 1448 | 2666 | 2622 | 2088 | 1896 | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 176 | 191 | 104 | 159 | 104 | 283 | 39 |
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