Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 21 | S 7 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | W 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 119 | 123 | 95 | 127 | 226 | 219 | 186 | 132 | 127 | 442 | 384 | 475 | 643 | 630 | 604 | 735 | 1268 | 1689 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:08PM2.77m | 9:32AM2.70m | 9:53PM2.86m | 10:16AM2.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.80m | 3:23AM0.72m | 3:43PM0.67m | 4:06AM0.62m | 4:25PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 121 | 119 | 123 | 95 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 70 | 68 | 112 | 105 | 154 | 159 | 94 | 290 | 380 | 735 | 9 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SSW 7 | S 17 | S 7 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 27 | 127 | 122 | 384 | 146 | 643 | 630 | 604 | 16 | 23 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | S 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 47 | 45 | 108 | 151 | 4 | 475 | 180 | 58 | 35 | 9 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 47 | 127 | 226 | 219 | 186 | 132 | 20 | 442 | 262 | — | — | — | 1 | 239 | 1268 | 1689 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 104 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 157 | 155 | 155 |
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