Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
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 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 134 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 131 | 169 | 326 | 200 | 163 | 58 | 113 | 138 | 147 | 82 | 164 | 248 | 258 | 229 | 181 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.39m | 6:36AM2.39m | 7:29PM2.50m | 7:53AM2.49m | 8:31PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM1.15m | 00:24AM1.19m | 1:02PM1.11m | 1:45AM1.07m | 2:14PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 17 | W 7 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 |
| kJ | 146 | 134 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 131 | 169 | 326 | 200 | 163 | 58 | 42 | 50 | 74 | 26 | 30 | 124 | 121 | 112 | 106 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 9 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 87 | 17 | 90 | 50 | 41 | 52 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | WSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | — | NW 8 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 82 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 35 | 49 | 49 | 6 | 65 | 27 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 113 | 138 | 147 | 82 | 164 | 248 | 258 | 229 | 181 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 157 | 155 | 131 | 131 | 104 | 104 | 0 |
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