Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | WSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 60 | 218 | 2510 | 3103 | 2584 | 1417 | 753 | 554 | 288 | 585 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:16PM2.65m | 1:32AM2.63m | 1:54PM2.53m | 2:10AM2.48m | 2:35PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.84m | 7:53AM0.85m | 8:10PM0.99m | 8:32AM0.98m | 8:55PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 6 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | S 14 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 144 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 44 | 38 | 46 | 112 | 113 | 32 | 101 | 138 | 149 | 288 | 585 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 11 | WSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 52 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 60 | 114 | — | — | 25 | 30 | 75 | 69 | 127 | 284 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 | S 14 | S 7 | S 9 | W 18 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | — | — | — | 6 | 31 | 58 | 108 | 23 | 21 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 98 | 71 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 28 | 58 | 218 | 2510 | 3103 | 2584 | 1417 | 753 | 554 | 263 | 281 | 400 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 61 | 118 | 112 | 91 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 91 | 91 | 196 | 118 | 112 | 118 | 118 | 61 | 23 | 118 | 118 |
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