Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 146 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 104 | 85 | 190 | 303 | 429 | 357 | 263 | 152 | 144 | 139 | 102 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:22AM2.72m | 12:41PM2.67m | 00:56AM2.59m | 1:16PM2.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.72m | 6:39AM0.71m | 6:55PM0.85m | 7:15AM0.83m | 7:34PM0.99m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 70 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 46 | 34 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 152 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 148 | 146 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 104 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | S 8 | — | W 18 | W 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 85 | 190 | 303 | 429 | 357 | 263 | 12 | 144 | 139 | 102 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 155 | 150 | 13 |
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