Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 233 | 219 | 181 | 127 | 127 | 460 | 462 | 475 | 535 | 630 | 604 | 3380 | 1300 | 1569 | 1151 | 1377 | 2194 | 1557 | 1258 | 1121 | 763 | 574 |
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 | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32AM2.70m | 9:53PM2.86m | 10:16AM2.78m | 10:34PM2.89m | 10:55AM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.72m | 3:43PM0.67m | 4:06AM0.62m | 4:25PM0.59m | 4:47AM0.56m | 5:04PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | WSW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 67 | 127 | 108 | 132 | 239 | 124 | 296 | 380 | 8 | 4 | 444 | 434 | 616 | 1102 | 1557 | 1258 | 1121 | 763 | 574 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | S 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 49 | 70 | 27 | 108 | 122 | 384 | 153 | 260 | 630 | 604 | 108 | 23 | 370 | 243 | 232 | 133 | 219 | 197 | 241 | 381 | 447 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 10 | SW 20 | S 14 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 45 | 10 | 188 | 4 | 475 | 535 | 62 | 35 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 5 | — | 22 | 47 | 81 | 76 | 136 | 225 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 18 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 132 | 233 | 219 | 181 | 127 | 105 | 460 | 462 | — | — | — | 2 | 3380 | 1300 | 1569 | 1151 | 1377 | 2194 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 155 | 104 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 156 | 155 | 131 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 61 | 196 | 133 | 13 | 160 |
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