Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 2PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1093 | 1536 | 1800 | 1543 | 1730 | 2252 | 2208 | 2053 | 2281 | 2458 | 3286 | 4210 | 3627 | 3100 | 2779 | 2252 | 1494 | 1044 | 920 | 919 | 1397 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:34AM2.77m | 11:46PM2.86m | 12:08PM2.78m | 00:21AM2.84m | 12:43PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.64m | 6:03AM0.63m | 6:18PM0.68m | 6:40AM0.67m | 6:56PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 74 | 129 | 125 | 65 | 21 | 20 | 42 | 86 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 115 | 244 | 294 | 1494 | 1044 | 220 | 232 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 22 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 284 | 217 | 109 | 236 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1093 | 1536 | 1800 | 1543 | 1730 | 2252 | 2208 | 2053 | 2281 | 2458 | 3286 | 4210 | 3627 | 3100 | 2779 | 2252 | — | — | 920 | 919 | 1397 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 155 | 179 | 179 | 160 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 185 | 179 | 179 | 185 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 11 | 7 | 156 | 156 | 157 |
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