Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 297 | 271 | 240 | 210 | 163 | 131 | 120 | 119 | 125 | 122 | 201 | 312 | 418 | 603 | 1520 | 1765 | 489 | 540 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30PM2.61m | 9:52AM2.56m | 10:06PM2.71m | 10:27AM2.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.92m | 3:44AM0.89m | 4:00PM0.80m | 4:19AM0.78m | 4:34PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 136 | 96 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 163 | 131 | 120 | 119 | 125 | 122 | 201 | 312 | 418 | 603 | 917 | 883 | 489 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 23 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 67 | 97 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 97 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | W 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 6 | 23 | 99 | 43 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 5 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 221 | 297 | 271 | 240 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1520 | 1765 | 84 | 540 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 156 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 150 |
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