Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
653 | 585 | 538 | 465 | 361 | 371 | 392 | 377 | 311 | 278 | 278 | 204 | 196 | 250 | 303 | 311 | 214 | 135 | 106 | 98 | 111 | 122 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:32AM2.34m | 8:52PM2.49m | 9:15AM2.45m | 9:30PM2.61m | 9:52AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM1.15m | 2:46PM1.05m | 3:08AM1.02m | 3:25PM0.92m | 3:44AM0.89m | 4:00PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
377 | 318 | 226 | 226 | 146 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 138 | 136 | 96 | 89 | 88 | 214 | 135 | 106 | 98 | 111 | 122 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 14 |
43 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 85 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 22 | 113 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | WSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 57 | 67 | 97 | 95 | 80 | 15 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — |
653 | 585 | 538 | 465 | 361 | 371 | 392 | 377 | 311 | 278 | 278 | 204 | 196 | 250 | 303 | 311 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 155 | 155 | 177 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 155 | 156 | 177 | 179 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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