Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- 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 10AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| 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 Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 329 | 238 | 239 | 221 | 289 | 278 | 286 | 253 | 163 | 159 | 124 | 123 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 219 | 354 | 533 | 714 | 972 | 1387 | 473 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15AM2.45m | 9:30PM2.61m | 9:52AM2.56m | 10:06PM2.71m | 10:27AM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM1.02m | 3:25PM0.92m | 3:44AM0.89m | 4:00PM0.80m | 4:19AM0.78m | 4:34PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 238 | 138 | 136 | 96 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 163 | 159 | 124 | 123 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 219 | 354 | 533 | 714 | 972 | 647 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 23 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 100 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 44 | 97 | 18 | 24 | 73 | 67 | 92 | 84 | 52 | 51 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 23 | 99 | 43 | 47 | 77 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 10 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 378 | 329 | 16 | 239 | 221 | 289 | 278 | 286 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 16 | 1387 | 473 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 155 | 156 | 177 | 13 | 13 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 150 |
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