Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 235 | 231 | 174 | 161 | 122 | 83 | 84 | 63 | 238 | 258 | 316 | 429 | 559 | 447 | 436 | 436 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:56PM2.97m | 11:18AM2.84m | 11:38PM2.96m | 11:59AM2.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.58m | 5:28PM0.57m | 5:53AM0.58m | 6:08PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 253 | 235 | 231 | 174 | 161 | 122 | 83 | 78 | 56 | 238 | 258 | 316 | 429 | 559 | 447 | 436 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 78 | 77 | 71 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 56 | 84 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | W 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 15 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 51 | 33 | 63 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 2 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 368 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
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