Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2003 | 2918 | 3286 | 2575 | 2488 | 2360 | 2849 | 3715 | 3380 | 2767 | 2322 | 1730 | 1378 | 1066 | 917 | 836 | 1352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:46PM2.86m | 12:08PM2.78m | 00:21AM2.84m | 12:43PM2.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.63m | 6:18PM0.68m | 6:40AM0.67m | 6:56PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 89 | 110 | 81 | 117 | 163 | 304 | 1730 | 1378 | 1066 | 232 | 304 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | W 22 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 330 | 242 | 152 | 268 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 12 | — | — | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2003 | 2918 | 3286 | 2575 | 2488 | 2360 | 2849 | 3715 | 3380 | 2767 | 2322 | 411 | — | — | 917 | 836 | 1352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 158 | 165 | 191 | 179 | 225 | 185 | 267 | 131 | 157 | 104 | 61 | 23 | 61 | 156 | 156 | 157 |
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