Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 32 | 49 | 78 | 74 | 66 | 25 | 55 | 75 | 94 | 84 | 108 | 100 | 104 | 218 | 339 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23PM2.81m | 9:48AM2.73m | 10:12PM2.92m | 10:35AM2.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.75m | 4:00PM0.67m | 4:25AM0.64m | 4:45PM0.59m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 9 | 78 | 74 | 66 | 17 | 55 | 75 | 94 | 84 | 108 | 100 | 98 | 218 | 339 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 19 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 57 | 32 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 21 | 104 | 48 | 37 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | ESE 3 | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 18 | SW 21 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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