Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 222 | 269 | 432 | 422 | 613 | 707 | 385 | 277 | 322 | 458 | 700 | 1055 | 1042 | 904 | 848 | 441 | 358 | 353 | 245 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01AM2.19m | 7:30PM2.32m | 7:56AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.44m | 8:42AM2.41m | 8:55PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM1.19m | 1:53AM1.12m | 2:10PM1.04m | 2:35AM0.96m | 2:51PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 97 | 96 | 269 | 432 | 422 | 52 | 19 | 385 | 277 | 193 | 169 | 700 | 1055 | 1042 | 904 | 848 | 441 | 358 | 353 | 245 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | W 9 | W 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 7 | 49 | 191 | 113 | 116 | 5 | 154 | 178 | 322 | 458 | 129 | 92 | 86 | 62 | 45 | 110 | 108 | 43 | 29 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | S 5 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 |
| kJ | 236 | 222 | 49 | — | — | 613 | 707 | 94 | 260 | 222 | 167 | 137 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 119 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 156 | 175 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 156 | 61 | 140 | 118 | 123 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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