Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SW 21 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 107 | 95 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 39 | 123 | 119 | 123 | 95 | 68 | 219 | 240 | 158 | 188 | 163 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:45AM2.46m | 8:18PM2.64m | 8:43AM2.59m | 9:08PM2.77m | 9:32AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.97m | 2:34AM0.88m | 2:57PM0.80m | 3:23AM0.72m | 3:43PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 7 |
| kJ | 90 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 107 | 95 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 39 | 123 | 119 | 123 | 95 | 68 | 47 | 31 | 28 | 128 | 127 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 42 | 26 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 70 | 67 | 108 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | SW 10 | S 15 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 28 | 59 | 219 | 240 | 158 | 188 | 163 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 122 | 112 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 156 | 61 |
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