Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 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) | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 176 | 141 | 155 | 156 | 204 | 328 | 748 | 1437 | 2093 | 2880 | 2664 | 2533 | 2360 | 2189 | 1900 | 1132 | 1225 | 961 | 691 | 766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05PM2.19m | 6:35AM2.16m | 7:17PM2.26m | 7:40AM2.24m | 8:09PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM1.31m | 00:26AM1.35m | 12:55PM1.28m | 1:38AM1.27m | 1:58PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 175 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 42 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 13 | — | — | — | 1107 | 1132 | 1225 | 961 | 691 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 130 | 163 | 168 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | S 11 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | — | 16 | 15 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 85 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 176 | 141 | 155 | 156 | 204 | 328 | 748 | 1437 | 2093 | 2880 | 2664 | 2533 | 2360 | 2189 | 1900 | 965 | 675 | 563 | 652 | 766 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 157 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 179 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 155 | 150 | 155 | 150 | 155 | 156 | 157 |
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