Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 69 | 63 | 89 | 84 | 140 | 517 | 269 | 169 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 162 | 166 | 162 | 154 | 459 | 884 | 555 | 340 | 233 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:33PM2.38m | 5:06AM2.38m | 6:06PM2.39m | 6:36AM2.39m | 7:29PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM1.09m | 10:56PM1.20m | 11:30AM1.15m | 00:24AM1.19m | 1:02PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 69 | 51 | 73 | 52 | 84 | 313 | 269 | 169 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 162 | 166 | 162 | 154 | 459 | 35 | 78 | 52 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | W 11 | W 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 43 | 30 | 63 | 89 | 79 | 94 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 18 | 86 | 92 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 84 | 76 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 50 | 82 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 111 | 140 | 517 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 94 | 884 | 555 | 340 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 140 | 13 |
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