Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 1055 | 1042 | 1042 | 904 | 447 | 724 | 430 | 353 | 245 | 236 | 208 | 198 | 142 | 120 | 100 | 74 | 104 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16PM2.44m | 8:42AM2.41m | 8:55PM2.57m | 9:21AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM1.04m | 2:35AM0.96m | 2:51PM0.89m | 3:12AM0.81m | 3:28PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | 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 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 211 | 1055 | 1042 | 1042 | 904 | 447 | 724 | 430 | 353 | 245 | 236 | 208 | 198 | 142 | 120 | 94 | 74 | 51 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | S 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 458 | 10 | 104 | 78 | 53 | 173 | 44 | 101 | 118 | 84 | 29 | 176 | 142 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 51 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 54 | 23 | 49 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 156 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 184 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 13 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 157 | 0 |
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