Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 436 | 436 | 376 | 1273 | 1578 | 1569 | 1705 | 1499 | 1224 | 1108 | 929 | 655 | 555 | 494 | 279 | 157 | 104 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:18AM2.89m | 12:38PM2.75m | 00:55AM2.77m | 1:16PM2.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.61m | 6:35AM0.64m | 6:48PM0.71m | 7:14AM0.73m | 7:28PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 447 | 436 | 436 | 376 | 381 | 264 | 402 | 512 | 474 | 455 | 382 | 353 | 358 | 353 | 283 | 146 | 144 | 43 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 42 | 60 | 68 | 50 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 118 | 183 | 181 | 183 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 104 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 14 | 57 | 357 | 1273 | 1578 | 1569 | 1705 | 1499 | 1224 | 1108 | 929 | 655 | 555 | 494 | 279 | 157 | 73 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 118 | 118 | 175 | 175 | 177 | 213 | 213 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 122 | 118 | 61 | 112 |
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