Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | W 7 | SW 14 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1042 | 547 | 301 | 322 | 458 | 1055 | 1042 | 1042 | 904 | 848 | 724 | 430 | 353 | 245 | 236 | 271 | 187 | 146 | 102 | 100 | 78 | 68 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.44m | 8:42AM2.41m | 8:55PM2.57m | 9:21AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM1.12m | 2:10PM1.04m | 2:35AM0.96m | 2:51PM0.89m | 3:12AM0.81m | 3:28PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 547 | 301 | 227 | 203 | 1055 | 1042 | 1042 | 904 | 848 | 724 | 430 | 353 | 245 | 236 | 176 | 187 | 146 | 100 | 77 | 57 | 51 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | W 9 | S 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 154 | 226 | 322 | 458 | 138 | 94 | 71 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 99 | 41 | 59 | 29 | 28 | 142 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 78 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 52 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1042 | 72 | 188 | 166 | 151 | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 37 | 129 | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 140 | 61 | 118 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 156 | 13 | 0 |
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