Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 69 | 63 | 89 | 108 | 123 | 539 | 264 | 227 | 173 | 134 | 100 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:25PM2.44m | 3:50AM2.44m | 4:33PM2.38m | 5:06AM2.38m | 6:06PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM1.00m | 9:47PM1.13m | 10:13AM1.09m | 10:56PM1.20m | 11:30AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 51 | 75 | 58 | 70 | 293 | 264 | 227 | 173 | 134 | 100 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | W 11 | W 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 63 | 89 | 108 | 123 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 7 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 17 | 34 | 84 | 76 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | WNW 9 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 115 | 3 | 539 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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