Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WNW 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1814 | 1568 | 1672 | 1552 | 1462 | 1346 | 1113 | 2824 | 1145 | 899 | 785 | 796 | 760 | 853 | 1999 | 890 | 762 | 600 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04PM2.45m | 3:37AM2.39m | 4:25PM2.36m | 5:07AM2.32m | 6:03PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM1.14m | 9:57AM1.15m | 10:50PM1.22m | 11:25AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 127 | 67 | 90 | 112 | 122 | 154 | 248 | 255 | 1145 | 899 | 785 | 796 | 760 | 853 | 1999 | 890 | 762 | 373 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 437 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 475 | 386 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1814 | 1568 | 1672 | 1552 | 1462 | 1346 | 1113 | 2824 | 321 | 340 | 413 | 459 | 458 | 382 | 428 | 239 | 263 | 600 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 225 | 179 | 273 | 118 | 118 | 155 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 13 | 177 | 177 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 13 | 150 | 13 |
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